Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

रुद्रस्य रणप्रवेशः तथा दैत्यगणानां बाणवृष्टिः

Rudra Enters the Battlefield; the Daityas’ Arrow-Storm

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायांपञ्चमे युद्धखंडे जलंधरवधोपाख्याने जलंधरयुद्धवर्णनंनाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃpañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe jalaṃdharavadhopākhyāne jalaṃdharayuddhavarṇanaṃnāma dvāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

अशा प्रकारे श्रीशिवमहापुराणाच्या द्वितीय भागातील रुद्रसंहितेच्या पंचम युद्धखंडात, जलंधरवधोपाख्यानांतर्गत ‘जलंधरयुद्धवर्णन’ नावाचा बाविसावा अध्याय समाप्त झाला.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक-अव्यय

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (श्रीशिवस्य महापुराणम्)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (refers to saṃhitā)

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य संहिता)

• पञ्चमे: in the fifth
• पञ्चमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (refers to khaṇḍa)

• युद्ध-खण्डे: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (war section)
• युद्ध-खण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (युद्धस्य खण्डः)

• जलंधर-वध-उपाख्याने: in the sub-narrative of Jalandhara's slaying
• जलंधर-वध-उपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर (प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जलंधरस्य वधः तस्य उपाख्यानम्)

• जलंधर-युद्ध-वर्णनम्: the description of Jalandhara's battle
• जलंधर-युद्ध-वर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर (प्रातिपदिक) + युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जलंधरस्य युद्धस्य वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-इति निपातः (indeclinable indicating 'named/called')

• द्वाविंशः: twenty-second
• द्वाविंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वाविंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon narration to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a colophon (iti… adhyāyaḥ) marking the closure of the chapter narrating Jalandhara’s battle within the Jalandhara-vadha cycle; it functions as textual framing rather than a sthala-origin.

Significance: Colophons traditionally support pāraṇa/śravaṇa practice: hearing/reciting with awareness of section boundaries is treated as meritorious (puṇya) and aids disciplined śravaṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Jalandhara

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

This is a concluding colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it frames the battle narrative as part of Śiva’s līlā where Pati (Śiva) subdues adharma and restores dharma, reinforcing devotion and surrender as the path beyond bondage.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Though not a worship-instruction verse, it situates the listener within the Purāṇic flow that glorifies Saguna Śiva—Śiva as the active Lord who protects devotees and destroys arrogance—supporting faith in Śiva’s grace, commonly approached through Liṅga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this colophon; the practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) of Śiva Purāṇa chapters with remembrance of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating bhakti and inner steadiness.