Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

जलंधरयुद्धे मायाप्रयोगः — Jalandhara’s Māyā in the Battle with Śiva

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखण्डे जलंधरवर्णनं नाम चतुर्विशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṇḍe jalaṃdharavarṇanaṃ nāma caturviśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương hai mươi bốn, mang tên “Mô tả về Jalandhara,” thuộc phần thứ năm, Yuddha-khaṇḍa, trong bộ thứ hai (Rudra-saṃhitā) của Thánh điển Śiva Mahāpurāṇa huy hoàng.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शिव + महा + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—श्रीशिवमहापुराण (determinative title-compound)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

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

• पञ्चमे: in the fifth
• पञ्चमे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• युद्ध-खण्डे: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (section on battle)
• युद्ध-खण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—युद्धखण्ड

• जलंधर-वर्णनम्: (the chapter titled) “Description of Jalandhara”
• जलंधर-वर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता/शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—जलंधरवर्णन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (naming particle)

• चतुर्विंशः: twenty-fourth
• चतुर्विंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्विंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-समासः (द्विगु)

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

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti…): a textual closure naming the chapter ‘Jalandhara-varṇana’ within Rudrasaṃhitā, Yuddhakhaṇḍa.

Significance: Marks the end of a narrative unit used in pāraayaṇa (scriptural recitation); emphasizes śravaṇa as a devotional act.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it frames the Jalandhara narrative as Purāṇic instruction where devotion to Śiva and alignment with dharma lead toward liberation, while ego and adharma lead to downfall.

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

Though not a ritual verse itself, it situates the reader within the Rudra Saṃhitā’s Yuddha-khaṇḍa, where Śiva’s saguna līlā (active divine intervention) is celebrated—supporting faith in Śiva’s protective grace often approached through liṅga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a chapter-ending marker, it suggests reflective śravaṇa and manana: recite or study the chapter with the pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), then contemplate the lesson of humility and surrender to Śiva as Pati (the Lord).