मेना-शिवदर्शन-प्रस्थानम् | Menā’s Quest to Behold Śiva
Departure for Śiva’s Darśana
विरुद्धवाहनाः केचिच्छृंगनादविवादिनः । डमरोर्वादिनः केचित्केचिद्गोमुखवादिनः
viruddhavāhanāḥ kecicchṛṃganādavivādinaḥ | ḍamarorvādinaḥ kecitkecidgomukhavādinaḥ
કેટલાંક વિરુદ્ધ અને વિચિત્ર વાહનો ધારણ કરતા; કેટલાંક શૃંગનાદ કરીને ઝઘડતા. કેટલાંક ડમરુ વગાડતા અને કેટલાંક ગોમુખ વાદ્ય વગાડતા હતા.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
The verse portrays the diverse, awe-inspiring energies within Shiva’s retinue, suggesting that all varieties of sound and temperament are ultimately gathered and harmonized under Pati (Shiva), the Lord who transcends and governs the play of the guṇas.
These instruments and loud calls indicate Saguna Shiva’s manifest presence—His attendants celebrate and announce the Lord’s coming. In Linga-worship too, devotees use sound (mantra, bells, drums) to focus the mind and offer reverent attention to Shiva’s accessible, gracious form.
It points to upāsanā through nāda and mantra—especially japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady attention, using temple sounds (bell/drum) as supports while keeping inner composure rather than outer agitation.