Shloka 34
कामभस्म-प्रार्थना: रत्याः शङ्करं प्रति विनयः / Rati’s Supplication to Śaṅkara regarding Kāma’s Ashes
जयशब्दो बभूवाथ नम श्शब्दस्तथैव च । वेदध्वनिश्च शुभदः सर्वविघ्नविदारणः
jayaśabdo babhūvātha nama śśabdastathaiva ca | vedadhvaniśca śubhadaḥ sarvavighnavidāraṇaḥ
ครั้นนั้นเสียง “ชยะ!” ก็ดังก้อง และเสียง “นะมะห์!” ก็เช่นกัน เสียงพระเวทอันเป็นมงคลปรากฏขึ้น ทำลายอุปสรรคทั้งปวงในทุกทิศ
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Mantra: namaḥ
Type: rudram
FAQs
It highlights śabda (sacred sound) as a carrier of auspiciousness: cries of praise (“Jaya”), surrender (“Namaḥ”), and Vedic resonance together signify divine presence, and by Shiva’s grace they break the “vighnas” that obstruct dharma, devotion, and inner clarity.
In Saguna Shiva worship—especially before the Linga—devotees commonly offer salutations (“Namaḥ”) and praises (“Jaya”). The verse frames such chanting as not merely celebratory but spiritually efficacious: sound offered to Shiva becomes an instrument that removes obstacles to worship and realization.
Chanting salutatory and Vedic sounds with devotion—such as repeating “Namaḥ” (and traditionally the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a focused practice to invoke auspiciousness and clear inner and outer impediments before pūjā or meditation.