Shloka 51

Kāla-vañcana (Overcoming/Outwitting Time) and the Pañcabhūta Basis of the Body

Devanagari script

शंखशब्देन देवेशि कामरूपं प्रपद्यते । योगिनो मेघनादेन न विपत्संगमो भवेत्

Transliteration

śaṃkhaśabdena deveśi kāmarūpaṃ prapadyate | yogino meghanādena na vipatsaṃgamo bhavet

Translation

O Diyosa, sa tunog ng kabibe (śaṅkha) nakakamtan ang kapangyarihang mag-anyong ayon sa ninanais; at sa malalim na ugong na tila kulog ng ulap mula sa sagradong tunog, ang isang yogin ay hindi nadadawit sa pakikipag-ugnay sa kapahamakan.

Word by Word

शंखशब्देनby the sound of the conch

देवेशिO goddess (queen of gods)

कामरूपम्desired form

प्रपद्यतेattains/assumes

योगिनःof the yogin

मेघनादेनby the thunder-like roar

नnot

विपत्संगमःencounter with calamity

भवेत्would be/should occur

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred sound (nāda)—whether external like the conch or internal as yogic resonance—purifies the practitioner’s field of experience and guards the yogin from the binding impact of misfortune, supporting steadiness on the path to liberation under Pati (Shiva).

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

Conch-sound and resonant chanting are classic aids in Saguna Shiva worship around the Linga, where nāda functions as an offering; the verse frames such sound as both a devotional act and a yogic discipline that protects and stabilizes the worshipper.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use auspicious sacred sound—such as conch-blowing at the start of Shiva-puja and steady mantra-japa with attention to inner resonance (nāda-anusandhāna)—as a protective and focusing support for yoga and bhakti.