Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20

राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखंडे जलंधरवधोपाख्याने सामान्यगणासुरयुद्धवर्णनं नाम विंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe jalaṃdharavadhopākhyāne sāmānyagaṇāsurayuddhavarṇanaṃ nāma viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam «Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa»—pada Kitab Kedua, Rudra-saṃhitā, bahagian kelima bernama Yuddha-khaṇḍa, dalam kisah pembunuhan Jalandhara—berakhirlah Bab Kedua Puluh, bertajuk “Huraian peperangan antara Gaṇa biasa dan para Asura.”

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः: तत्पुरुष (विशेषण-विशेष्यसम्बन्धः)

• dvitīyāyām: in the second
• dvitīyāyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ordinal adjective

• rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Rudrasaṃhitā
• rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular; समासः तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य संहिता)

• pañcame: in the fifth
• pañcame: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) (agreeing with khaṇḍa), Locative (7th), Singular; ordinal adjective

• yuddha-khaṇḍe: in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa (section on battle)
• yuddha-khaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; समासः तत्पुरुष (युद्धस्य खण्डः)

• jalaṃdhara-vadha-upākhyāne: in the episode called ‘the slaying of Jalaṃdhara’
• jalaṃdhara-vadha-upākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jalaṃdhara (प्रातिपदिक) + vadha (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; समासः तत्पुरुष (जलंधरवधस्य उपाख्यानम्)

• sāmānya-gaṇa-asura-yuddha-varṇanam: the description of the battle between the common gaṇas and the asuras
• sāmānya-gaṇa-asura-yuddha-varṇanam: Karta (कर्ता/subject of nominal sentence)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmānya (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक) + yuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (…युद्धस्य वर्णनम्)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/title marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; नाम-शब्दः title-marker (नाम-निर्देशक)

• viṃśaḥ: twentieth
• viṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st), Singular; ordinal/cardinal used as chapter-number adjective (विंशः = 20th)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon framing to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Jalandhara
• Ganas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, reminding the listener that the narrative of conflict is ultimately situated within Śiva’s cosmic governance—where dharma is restored through His śakti and His gaṇas acting as instruments of the Pati (Lord) over disorder.

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

Though not a direct instruction on Liṅga worship, the chapter-ending frame places the battle narrative under Saguna Śiva’s lordship—Śiva as the personal, protective Lord whose attendants (gaṇas) uphold His will, reinforcing devotional trust (bhakti) in the Lord who intervenes in the world.

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 narratives with remembrance of Śiva as Pati—often paired in Śaiva practice with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for inner steadiness amid life’s conflicts.