Shloka 29

पार्वत्याः पितृगृहगमनं तथा मङ्गलस्वागतम् | Pārvatī’s Return to Her Father’s House and the Auspicious Welcome

Devanagari script

शृंगं च डमरुं तत्र वादयामास सुध्वनिम् । महतीं विविधां तत्र स चकार मनोहराम्

Transliteration

śṛṃgaṃ ca ḍamaruṃ tatra vādayāmāsa sudhvanim | mahatīṃ vividhāṃ tatra sa cakāra manoharām

Translation

There he began to play the horn and the ḍamaru, producing a sweet, resonant sound; and in that place he created a great, varied, and enchanting music.

Word by Word

• śṛṅgam: horn (instrument)
• śṛṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• ḍamarum: ḍamaru drum
• ḍamarum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ḍamaru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• vādayāmāsa: played (made sound)
• vādayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु) [णिच् causative: vādaya-]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) अर्थः ‘caused to sound/played’

• su-dhvanim: a sweet sound
• su-dhvanim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (प्रातिपदिक) + dhvani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (‘सुन्दरः ध्वनिः’)

• mahatīm: great/loud
• mahatīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying an implied noun like ‘dhvanim’/‘ravam’/‘nādam’)

• vividhām: varied
• vividhām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• cakāra: made/produced
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• manoharām: charming
• manoharām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manohara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied feminine noun: ‘ध्वनिम्/नादम्’ etc.)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights nāda (sacred sound) as Shiva’s manifest grace: the enchanting rhythm of the ḍamaru symbolizes the Lord’s power to harmonize the mind and turn awareness toward devotion and liberation (moksha).

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

The ḍamaru and horn evoke Saguna Shiva’s līlā—devotees can contemplate Shiva’s audible presence (nāda) while worshipping the Linga, treating sound, mantra, and ritual as supports leading the mind toward the transcendent (Nirguna) Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice nāda-anusandhāna (meditation on sacred sound) by mentally hearing Shiva’s ḍamaru while japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as Shaiva supports.