Shloka 2

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

वक्तुमर्हसि चास्माकं रोमहर्षण सुव्रत सूत उवाच जलन्धर इति ख्यातो जलमण्डलसंभवः

Transliteration

vaktumarhasi cāsmākaṃ romaharṣaṇa suvrata sūta uvāca jalandhara iti khyāto jalamaṇḍalasaṃbhavaḥ

Translation

वक्तुमर्हसि चास्माकं रोमहर्षण सुव्रत। सूत उवाच—जलन्धर इति ख्यातो जलमण्डलसम्भवः॥

Word by Word

• वक्तुम्: to speak/explain

• अर्हसि: you are worthy/fit

• च: and

• अस्माकम्: to us/for us

• रोमहर्षण: O Romaharṣaṇa (name/address)

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows

• सूत उवाच: Sūta said

• जलन्धर: Jalandhara

• इति: thus/so

• ख्यातः: famed/known

• जलमण्डलसंभवः: arisen from the water-sphere (oceanic realm)

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Romaharshana
• Jalandhara

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It sets the narrative context for the Jalandhara episode, a storyline used in the Linga Purana to contrast ego-born power with devotion to Pati (Shiva), thereby reinforcing why Shiva-worship (including Linga-puja) is the stabilizing dharma.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly: by introducing a being “born of the waters,” the text prepares a teaching that all manifested powers arise from prakṛtic elements, while Shiva as Pati is the transcendent lord who subdues bondage (pāśa) and reorients the pashu toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual is taught in this line; it functions as a kathā-introduction. The implied takeaway is śravaṇa (listening) to Shaiva puranic teaching as a preparatory limb supporting bhakti and Pashupata-aligned discipline.