Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15
भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast
तस्य विस्फार्यमाणस्य धनुषो ऽभून्महास्वनः । तेन स्वनेन महता पृथिवीं समकंपयत्
tasya visphāryamāṇasya dhanuṣo 'bhūnmahāsvanaḥ | tena svanena mahatā pṛthivīṃ samakaṃpayat
เมื่อคันศรถูกดึง ก็เกิดเสียงคำรามมหึมา และด้วยก้องกังวานอันแรงกล้านั้น แผ่นดินก็สั่นสะเทือน।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Cosmic Event: cosmic tremor (earth shaken by divine sound)
FAQs
The verse highlights how a single act charged with divine force can reverberate through the cosmos, pointing to the Shaiva insight that all movement in the world arises from supreme power (Śiva-śakti) and that creation itself responds to higher will.
The earth-shaking sound symbolizes tangible, Saguna manifestations of divine potency—reminding devotees that the Linga is a concrete focus where the transcendent Lord’s power becomes experientially present through form, vibration, and awe.
Meditatively, it suggests contemplation on nāda (inner sound) and steady japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to attune one’s mind to the divine vibration rather than the shaking of worldly events.