Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle
तेन नादेन महता धनुष्टंकारजेन हि । द्यावाभूम्योरंतरं वै व्याप्तमासीदनंतरम्
tena nādena mahatā dhanuṣṭaṃkārajena hi | dyāvābhūmyoraṃtaraṃ vai vyāptamāsīdanaṃtaram
Par ce rugissement immense—né, en vérité, du claquement de l’arc—tout l’espace entre le ciel et la terre fut aussitôt envahi en un instant.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights nāda (sacred vibration) as a manifestation of divine power: a single impulse can pervade the whole cosmos, indicating Shiva’s all-pervading lordship even when expressed through a visible, saguna event.
Just as the Liṅga signifies Shiva’s presence beyond form, this verse shows that a tangible sign (the bow’s twang) can reveal the formless, all-pervading reality—guiding devotees from outer symbol to inner omnipresence.
Meditate on nāda through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), listening inwardly to sound as a support for concentration—letting the mind become “pervaded” by remembrance of Shiva.