Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
वादित्राणि तथा नेदुस्तदानीं च विशेषतः । जयशब्दो नमः शब्दो बभूवोच्चैर्मुहुर्मुहुः
vāditrāṇi tathā nedustadānīṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | jayaśabdo namaḥ śabdo babhūvoccairmuhurmuhuḥ
Ngay lúc ấy, các nhạc khí vang rền đặc biệt; hết lần này đến lần khác, tiếng hô “Chiến thắng!” và “Namah—kính lễ!” dâng lên cao vút.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Mantra: jaya … namaḥ
Type: stotra
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It portrays the outer signs of inner devotion: when Shiva’s grace and auspiciousness manifest, the atmosphere becomes saturated with mangala-nāda—music, victory-cries, and repeated salutations expressing surrender (namaḥ).
The repeated “namaḥ” and “jaya” reflect Saguna upāsanā—devotees respond to Shiva’s manifest presence with praise and prostration, the same devotional mood central to Linga worship with mantra, bells, and auspicious sounds.
Japa of “namaḥ śivāya” (Pañcākṣarī) with devotional sound—bell, conch, or kīrtana—performed repeatedly, cultivating humility and bhakti as the mind returns again and again to Shiva.