Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra
गीतवादित्रघोषेण ब्रह्मघोषेण भूयसा । तदोत्सवो महानासीत्कीर्तनं च विशेषतः
gītavāditraghoṣeṇa brahmaghoṣeṇa bhūyasā | tadotsavo mahānāsītkīrtanaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
Dengan gema nyanyian dan bunyi alat muzik yang bergemuruh—lebih-lebih lagi dengan gaung bacaan Weda—perayaan itu menjadi sungguh agung; dan terutama sekali, kīrtana bhakti tampak paling menonjol.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Significance: Emphasizes śabda (Vedic recitation) and saṅkīrtana as stabilizing, community-binding acts—an image of sthiti where cosmic and social order is maintained through praise of the Lord.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights sacred sound as a primary means of devotion: music, kīrtana, and Vedic recitation purify the mind and turn collective celebration into worship directed to Pati (Shiva), supporting the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on grace through disciplined devotion.
Such festivals typically center on Saguna worship—praise, kīrtana, and Vedic chants offered before the Śiva-liṅga—where sound (mantra/stotra) becomes an offering (upacāra) that steadies attention and invokes Shiva’s presence and blessing.
Regular kīrtana and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) accompanied by Vedic-style recitation; as a practical takeaway, make sound-worship a daily sādhana before the liṅga, ideally with a focused, sattvic mind.