Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
ततो देवगणाश्चैव गीत वाद्यं च नृत्यकम् । मुदा ते कारयामासुस्तथैवप्सरसां गणाः
tato devagaṇāścaiva gīta vādyaṃ ca nṛtyakam | mudā te kārayāmāsustathaivapsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
پھر دیوتاؤں کے گنوں نے خوشی سے گیت، ساز اور رقص جاری کیا؛ اور اسی طرح اپسراؤں کے گروہوں نے بھی اس جشن کو برپا کیا۔
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
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It portrays sacred joy expressed through gīta (devotional song), vādya (music), and nṛtya (dance) as a natural response to divine presence and grace—an outward sign of inner ānanda that supports bhakti and remembrance of Śiva.
Such celebratory worship aligns with Saguna upāsanā—honoring Śiva in manifest form through sound and rhythm (kīrtana, stotra, and pūjā accompaniments), which steadies attention and devotion toward the Lord’s auspicious form and līlā.
Devotional kīrtana with instruments and rhythmic recitation can be adopted alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and, where appropriate, pūjā with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—turning celebration into disciplined worship.