Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42

गणसमागमः (Śiva Summons the Gaṇas for the Great Festival)

Devanagari script

तथा दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैश्शब्दः कोलाहलोऽभवत् । कुर्वञ्जगन्मंगलं च नाशयेन्मंगलेतरत्

Transliteration

tathā dundubhinirghoṣaiśśabdaḥ kolāhalo'bhavat | kurvañjaganmaṃgalaṃ ca nāśayenmaṃgaletarat

Translation

اسی طرح دُندُبیوں کے گونجتے ناد سے ایک عظیم شورِ صدا برپا ہوا— جو سارے جگت کے لیے مَنگل پیدا کرتا اور نامَنگل کو مٹا دیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/then)

• दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैः: by the drum-resounds
• दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि + निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—दुन्दुभेः निर्घोषः (sound of drums)

• शब्दः: sound
• शब्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कोलाहलः: uproar; tumult
• कोलाहलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोलाहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘शब्दः’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य-समानााधिकरण (apposition)

• अभवत्: became; arose
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• कुर्वन्: doing; making
• कुर्वन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(सः)’ इत्यस्य विशेषण; क्रियासहचर (while doing)

• जगत्-मङ्गलम्: the welfare of the world
• जगत्-मङ्गलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—जगतः मङ्गलम् (welfare of the world)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• नाशयेत्: should destroy
• नाशयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश्/नाशय् (धातु; णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative): ‘should destroy’

• मङ्गलेतरत्: inauspiciousness
• मङ्गलेतरत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल + इतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—मङ्गलात् इतरत् (that which is other than auspicious; inauspiciousness)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse functions as a maṅgala-śabda motif—auspicious sound (dundubhi) accompanying a divine procession and removing amaṅgala.

Significance: General śravaṇa/saṅkīrtana of Śiva-kathā is framed as maṅgala-producing and doṣa-nivāraka (dispeller of inauspiciousness).

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It presents sacred sound as a carrier of maṅgala (auspiciousness): when devotion-filled celebration arises around Śiva’s divine narrative, it is said to dispel amaṅgala (inauspicious influences) and establish harmony in the world.

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

In Saguna Śiva worship, external expressions—like maṅgala-dhvani (auspicious sounds), kīrtana, and ritual music—support inner bhakti. The verse reflects that devotional atmosphere which sanctifies the space of pūjā and aligns the mind toward Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt maṅgala-dhvani in worship: chant “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady rhythm (japa/kīrtana), and begin pūjā with auspicious sounds (bell, conch, or drum) as a mindful act to remove distractions and invoke śiva-maṅgala.