Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19

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Devanagari script

अथ तुम्बुरुणा गाने समतां प्राप्य नारदः । साहचर्येष्वनुज्ञातो ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना

Transliteration

atha tumburuṇā gāne samatāṃ prāpya nāradaḥ | sāhacaryeṣvanujñāto brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā

Translation

Daraufhin erlangte Nārada, im heiligen Gesang dem Tumburu ebenbürtig geworden, von Brahmā, dem höchsten Herrn der Wesen, die Erlaubnis, in Gemeinschaft der himmlischen Gefährten umherzuziehen.

Word by Word

• atha: then/now
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अथ अव्यय)
• Form: Discourse particle (अनन्तरार्थक/मङ्गलार्थक-अव्यय)

• tumburuṇā: by Tumburu
• tumburuṇā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tumburu (तुम्बुरु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3 विभक्ति), Singular

• gāne: in singing/music
• gāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāna (गान प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7 विभक्ति), Singular

• samatām: equality/evenness
• samatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samatā (समता प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2 विभक्ति), Singular

• prāpya: having attained
• prāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यप्), indeclinable; 'having attained'

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (नारद प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1 विभक्ति), Singular

• sāhacaryeṣu: in companionship
• sāhacaryeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhacarya (साहचर्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7 विभक्ति), Plural; 'in companionship/association'

• anujñātaḥ: was permitted
• anujñātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रियाविशेष/कर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu+jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; 'permitted/approved'

• brahmaṇā: by Brahmā
• brahmaṇā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3 विभक्ति), Singular; Brahmā

• parameṣṭhinā: by the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• parameṣṭhinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (परमेष्ठिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3 विभक्ति), Singular; epithet in apposition to brahmaṇā

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Tumburu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights that spiritual refinement can be expressed through mastery of sacred sound—when devotion and discipline mature, one becomes fit for higher association, which supports the soul’s movement toward Shiva-realization (Pati) beyond bondage (pāśa).

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

Though the verse speaks of music, it supports Saguna worship in practice: singing Shiva’s names and hymns is a direct limb of bhakti that purifies the mind, making Linga-worship more inward, steady, and contemplative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt nāma-kīrtana and śiva-stuti as a daily practice—chanting or singing with attention (bhāva) functions like nāda-yoga, preparing the mind for japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused Linga-dhyāna.