Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

मद्बाणैर्भिन्नसर्वाङ्गो मर्तुमभ्युद्यते मुदा जलन्धरो ऽपि तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा श्रोत्रविदारणम्

Transliteration

madbāṇairbhinnasarvāṅgo martumabhyudyate mudā jalandharo 'pi tadvākyaṃ śrutvā śrotravidāraṇam

Translation

“被我的箭矢贯穿四肢百骸，他却欢喜地奔向死亡。”听到这话，阇兰陀罗也发出撕裂耳膜的咆哮，因由缚索（pāśa）所生的狂怒而沉醉。

Word by Word

• mad-bāṇaiḥ: by my arrows

• bhinna: pierced, split

• sarvāṅgaḥ: all-limbed, in all parts of the body

• martum: to die

• abhyudyate: rises up, advances, sets out

• mudā: with joy, exultantly

• jalandharaḥ api: Jalandhara also

• tat-vākyam: that statement/speech

• śrutvā: having heard

• śrotra-vidāraṇam: ear-rending, shattering to the ears (a terrible cry/roar)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the battle episode to the sages; internal voice reflects the divine warrior opposing Jalandhara)

Characters & Entities

• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

It frames the battle as more than violence: the bound soul (pāśa-driven) meets the inevitable limit of embodied power, pointing devotees back to Pati—Shiva—whose grace alone cuts bondage, the inner aim of Linga-upāsanā.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the sovereign power before whom egoic might collapses: the opponent’s “ear-splitting roar” is merely the turbulence of bondage, while the divine will remains the decisive, liberating principle.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A direct rite is not stated; the takeaway aligns with Pāśupata Yoga—cultivating vairāgya and surrender so the pashu does not cling to body-fury, but turns toward Pati through Linga-bhakti and inner restraint.