Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7
शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)
त्रैलोक्यामानशे तस्या ध्वनिरुत्साहकारकः । आह्वानगतिसंयुक्तो विचित्रः सांद्रशब्दकः
trailokyāmānaśe tasyā dhvanirutsāhakārakaḥ | āhvānagatisaṃyukto vicitraḥ sāṃdraśabdakaḥ
وفي وعي العوالم الثلاثة صار رنينُها باعثاً للحماسة. وقد اقترن بقوة الاستدعاء ودفع المسير، فكان عجيباً: عميقاً، مكثّفاً، ممتلئ النبرة.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights nāda (sacred resonance) as a force that stirs the collective consciousness of the three worlds—awakening fervor and directing attention toward the Divine. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such sound supports the soul’s turning from pasha-bound inertia toward Shiva-oriented awareness.
Saguna worship often begins with perceivable supports—sound, mantra, and ritual invocation. This verse frames sound as an ‘invoking’ power (āhvāna) that gathers the mind and propels it toward Shiva, much like mantra-japa and temple resonance (bells, chants) center the devotee on the Linga as a living focus of grace.
A practical takeaway is mantra-japa with attentive listening to inner and outer resonance—especially the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—allowing the sound to become ‘dense and steady’ (sāndra) so it generates uplift (utsāha) and focused inward movement (gati).