Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 58
शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)
तन्नादश्रवणादेव तपसो विघ्नकारिणः । ते तं बालं समुत्सृज्य मुनयस्समुपाचरन्
tannādaśravaṇādeva tapaso vighnakāriṇaḥ | te taṃ bālaṃ samutsṛjya munayassamupācaran
அந்த ஒலியை கேட்ட மாத்திரத்தில் தவத்திற்கு இடையூறு செய்தவர்கள் அழிந்தனர். அந்தக் குழந்தையை விட்டுவிட்டு முனிவர்கள் பக்தியுடன் அவனை அணுகி பணிவுடன் சேவை செய்தனர்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it dramatizes nāda-śakti: the very sound of Śiva-nāma neutralizes vighna forces and restores dharma in the āśrama.
Significance: General: hearing/uttering Śiva-nāma is portrayed as protective (rakṣā) and obstacle-destroying, encouraging śravaṇa-kīrtana as pilgrimage of sound.
Mantra: नमः शिवाय (implied as ‘tannāda’)
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights nāda (sacred sound) as a form of Shiva’s grace that instantly neutralizes forces that obstruct tapas; when ego-driven disturbance falls away, devotion and reverent approach naturally arise.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna Shiva is approached through tangible supports like the Linga and audible supports like mantra/nāda; here, the transformative sound functions as an immediate sign of the Lord’s presence, turning fear and obstruction into worshipful attendance.
It points toward mantra-japa and nāda-anusandhāna (meditation on sacred sound), especially Panchakshara-style remembrance, as a means to remove vighnas that hinder sadhana.