Shloka 58
शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)
तन्नादश्रवणादेव तपसो विघ्नकारिणः । ते तं बालं समुत्सृज्य मुनयस्समुपाचरन्
tannādaśravaṇādeva tapaso vighnakāriṇaḥ | te taṃ bālaṃ samutsṛjya munayassamupācaran
Merely by hearing that sound, the obstructers of the sages’ austerities were undone. Abandoning that child, the sages then approached him and attended upon him with reverence.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it dramatizes nāda-śakti: the very sound of Śiva-nāma neutralizes vighna forces and restores dharma in the āśrama.
Significance: General: hearing/uttering Śiva-nāma is portrayed as protective (rakṣā) and obstacle-destroying, encouraging śravaṇa-kīrtana as pilgrimage of sound.
Mantra: नमः शिवाय (implied as ‘tannāda’)
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights nāda (sacred sound) as a form of Shiva’s grace that instantly neutralizes forces that obstruct tapas; when ego-driven disturbance falls away, devotion and reverent approach naturally arise.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna Shiva is approached through tangible supports like the Linga and audible supports like mantra/nāda; here, the transformative sound functions as an immediate sign of the Lord’s presence, turning fear and obstruction into worshipful attendance.
It points toward mantra-japa and nāda-anusandhāna (meditation on sacred sound), especially Panchakshara-style remembrance, as a means to remove vighnas that hinder sadhana.