Shloka 28
शिवो नादमयः सत्त्यं नादश्शिवमयस्तथा । उभयोरन्तरं नास्ति नादस्य च शिवस्य च
śivo nādamayaḥ sattyaṃ nādaśśivamayastathā | ubhayorantaraṃ nāsti nādasya ca śivasya ca
Truly, Śiva is of the nature of Nāda, the primal sacred sound, and Nāda is likewise of the nature of Śiva. Between Nāda and Śiva there is no difference at all—no separation exists between the sound-principle and Śiva Himself.
Lord Shiva (teaching Parvati in the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Doctrinal core: Śiva and Nāda are mutually implicative—Nāda is not merely an attribute but a mode of Śiva’s very being.
Significance: Supports mantra-sādhana as direct approach to Śiva: by entering nāda (inner sound), the devotee approaches Pati, loosening pāśa (bondage) through grace.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that the ultimate reality (Śiva) is directly present as Nāda—the sacred inner sound and mantra-principle—so meditation on sound and mantra is a valid doorway to realizing Śiva, not something separate from Him.
The Liṅga is a saguna support for worship, while Nāda/mantra is a subtle support; the verse unites both by affirming that the worshipped Śiva and the invoked sound (mantra, praṇava, pañcākṣarī) are essentially non-different, leading the devotee from form to inner realization.
Practice japa of Śiva-mantras (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with attentive listening to inner Nāda (Nāda-yoga style), ideally after purificatory Śaiva disciplines such as applying tripuṇḍra-bhasma and wearing rudrākṣa, as aids to steadiness and devotion.