Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra
वादित्राणि तथा नेदुस्तदानीं च विशेषतः । जयशब्दो नमः शब्दो बभूवोच्चैर्मुहुर्मुहुः
vāditrāṇi tathā nedustadānīṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | jayaśabdo namaḥ śabdo babhūvoccairmuhurmuhuḥ
அந்த வேளையில் இசைக்கருவிகள் சிறப்பாக முழங்கின. மீண்டும் மீண்டும் உயர்ந்த குரலில் ‘ஜயம்’ ‘நமः’ என்ற முழக்கங்கள் எழுந்தன.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Mantra: jaya … namaḥ
Type: stotra
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It portrays the outer signs of inner devotion: when Shiva’s grace and auspiciousness manifest, the atmosphere becomes saturated with mangala-nāda—music, victory-cries, and repeated salutations expressing surrender (namaḥ).
The repeated “namaḥ” and “jaya” reflect Saguna upāsanā—devotees respond to Shiva’s manifest presence with praise and prostration, the same devotional mood central to Linga worship with mantra, bells, and auspicious sounds.
Japa of “namaḥ śivāya” (Pañcākṣarī) with devotional sound—bell, conch, or kīrtana—performed repeatedly, cultivating humility and bhakti as the mind returns again and again to Shiva.