Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41
अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः
Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath
जलंधर उवाच । यदि भावुक तुष्टोऽसि वरमे तन्ददस्व मे । मद्भगिन्या मया सार्धं मद्गेहे सगणो वस
jalaṃdhara uvāca | yadi bhāvuka tuṣṭo'si varame tandadasva me | madbhaginyā mayā sārdhaṃ madgehe sagaṇo vasa
ਜਲੰਧਰ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ— “ਹੇ ਭਾਵੁਕ ਮਹਾਨੁਭਾਵ! ਜੇ ਤੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੈਂ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਵਰ ਦੇ— ਮੇਰੀ ਭੈਣ ਅਤੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ, ਆਪਣੇ ਗਣਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ, ਮੇਰੇ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਸ।”
Jalandhara
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights the motif of seeking a “vara” (boon) when a revered being is pleased; Shaiva thought cautions that boons driven by worldly desire can entangle one further, whereas devotion aligned to Dharma supports inner purification.
Requesting a divine presence to “dwell” with gaṇas reflects Saguna engagement—relating to Shiva as present and approachable; in Linga worship, the devotee similarly invites Shiva’s grace into a consecrated space through pūjā and hospitality (upacāras).
The practical takeaway is bhakti expressed as sacred hospitality—maintaining a pure worship-space, offering upacāras, and sustaining japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to invite steadiness of Shiva-consciousness in the home.