Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19
अवभृथस्नान-तीर्थयात्रा-तेजोदर्शनम् | Avabhṛtha Bath, Tīrtha-Pilgrimage, and the Vision of Divine Radiance
अथ तुम्बुरुणा गाने समतां प्राप्य नारदः । साहचर्येष्वनुज्ञातो ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना
atha tumburuṇā gāne samatāṃ prāpya nāradaḥ | sāhacaryeṣvanujñāto brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā
Alors Nārada, ayant atteint l’égalité avec Tumburu dans l’art du chant sacré, reçut de Brahmā, le Seigneur suprême des êtres, la permission de se mouvoir en compagnie des serviteurs célestes.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
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).
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.
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.