Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16

जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa

The Provocation of Śiva

Devanagari script

एवं योगीन्द्र रत्नानि सर्वाणि विलसंति मे । अतस्त्वमपि मे देहि स्वस्त्रीरत्नं जटाधर

Transliteration

evaṃ yogīndra ratnāni sarvāṇi vilasaṃti me | atastvamapi me dehi svastrīratnaṃ jaṭādhara

Translation

ହେ ଯୋଗୀନ୍ଦ୍ର! ଏହିପରି ସମସ୍ତ ରତ୍ନ ମୋ ପାଇଁ ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ହେଉଛି। ତେଣୁ ହେ ଜଟାଧର, ତୁମ ନିଜ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ-ରତ୍ନଟି ମୋତେ ଦିଅ।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus”)

• योगीन्द्र: O lord of yogins
• योगीन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समास: योगिन् + इन्द्र (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष: “yogins’ lord”)

• रत्नानि: gems
• रत्नानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying) रत्नानि

• विलसन्ति: shine / appear splendid
• विलसन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√लस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu/Upapada (हेतु/सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थे (also/even)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• स्व-स्त्री-रत्नम्: your gem-like wife
• स्व-स्त्री-रत्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समास: स्वस्य स्त्री (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + रत्न (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: “wife who is a gem”)

• जटाधर: O matted-lock bearer
• जटाधर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटाधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; समास: जटा + धर (“one who bears matted locks”)

Speaker

An antagonist figure addressing Lord Shiva (Jaṭādhara) in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa battle narrative

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights desire and possessiveness directed toward the Divine; from a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, true spiritual maturity is recognizing Śiva–Śakti as sacred and non-appropriable, turning the mind from craving to surrender (śaraṇāgati).

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

In Saguna worship, Śiva is revered as Jaṭādhara with Śakti (His consort) as His inseparable power; the verse, by contrast, shows an egoic demand upon the Lord, underscoring why devotees approach the Liṅga with reverence and humility rather than entitlement.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter possessiveness with japa and devotion—especially Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) recited with bhāva—along with simple purity disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of detachment and Śiva-centeredness.