Shloka 40
Vṛṣeśākhya-Śivāvatāra and the Initiation of the Kṣīrasāgara-Manthana
Churning of the Milk Ocean
सिंहनादन्ततश्चक्रुश्शंखान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक् । पूरयन्त इवाकाशं तर्पयन्तो बलाहकान्
siṃhanādantataścakruśśaṃkhāndadhmuḥ pṛthakpṛthak | pūrayanta ivākāśaṃ tarpayanto balāhakān
そのとき彼らは獅子のごとく咆哮し、各々がそれぞれに法螺貝を吹き鳴らした。まるで虚空を満たし尽くし、雨を運ぶ雲さえ歓ばせるかのようであった。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights the purifying and energizing power of sacred sound—lion-roars and conch-blasts symbolize fearless devotion and the victorious resonance of dharma under Shiva’s sovereignty, as nāda (spiritual sound) pervades space and uplifts the cosmos.
In Saguna Shiva worship, auspicious sound (mantra, śaṅkha, and stotra) is a key upacāra that sanctifies the directions and invokes Shiva’s presence; the conch-blast here mirrors that consecrating act, proclaiming Shiva’s manifest power in the world.
It suggests nāda-upāsanā through mantra japa—especially steady recitation of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—and beginning worship with auspicious sound (bell/conch where appropriate), cultivating fearlessness and one-pointed bhakti.