Shloka 41

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

तदा डमरुनिर्घोषैर्व्याप्तमासीज्जगत्त्रयम् । भेरीझंकारशब्देन शंखानां निनदेन च

Transliteration

tadā ḍamarunirghoṣairvyāptamāsījjagattrayam | bherījhaṃkāraśabdena śaṃkhānāṃ ninadena ca

Translation

ครั้นนั้น ไตรโลกก็ถูกเติมเต็มด้วยเสียงก้องแห่งฑมรุ เสียงกังวานของกลองภेरी และเสียงคำรามของสังข์ทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• डमरुनिर्घोषैः: by the sounds of drums (ḍamaru)
• डमरुनिर्घोषैः: करण (instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: डमरु (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded / filled
• व्याप्तम्: कर्म-विशेषण/विधेय (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate adjective with ‘आसीत्’

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: क्रिया (copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• जगत्-त्रयम्: the three worlds
• जगत्-त्रयम्: कर्म/विषय (object/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रयाणां जगताम् समाहारः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भेरीझंकारशब्देन: by the sound of the kettle-drum’s clang
• भेरीझंकारशब्देन: करण (instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेरी (प्रातिपदिक) + झंकार (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंखानाम्: of conches
• शंखानाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• निनदेन: by the roar/sound
• निनदेन: करण (instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General procession/utsava soundscape (ḍamaru, bherī, śaṅkha) rather than a specific Jyotirliṅga legend.

Significance: Utsava-dhvani (sacred sound) sanctifies space; hearing such sounds in yātrā contexts is traditionally held to purify mind and steady devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It portrays sacred nāda (divine sound) as an outward sign of Śiva’s manifest presence (saguṇa), so powerful that it pervades the three worlds—awakening devotion and aligning beings toward grace.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Liṅga/Saguṇa worship, sound offerings—conch, drums, and mantra—announce and invoke Śiva’s presence; this verse reflects that cosmic ‘announcement’ where devotional sound fills creation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use nāda-upacāra in pūjā: begin worship with conch and rhythmic sound, then steady the mind in japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), treating sound as a support for one-pointed bhakti.