मेना-शिवदर्शन-प्रस्थानम् | Menā’s Quest to Behold Śiva
Departure for Śiva’s Darśana
विरुद्धवाहनाः केचिच्छृंगनादविवादिनः । डमरोर्वादिनः केचित्केचिद्गोमुखवादिनः
viruddhavāhanāḥ kecicchṛṃganādavivādinaḥ | ḍamarorvādinaḥ kecitkecidgomukhavādinaḥ
Có kẻ cưỡi những vật cưỡi kỳ dị, trái thường; có kẻ ưa cãi cọ, tranh luận giữa tiếng tù và rền vang. Có kẻ không ngừng gõ trống ḍamaru, lại có kẻ thổi kèn gomukha—tất cả phô bày một cảnh náo động trong đoàn tùy tùng vây quanh Đức Chúa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
The verse portrays the diverse, awe-inspiring energies within Shiva’s retinue, suggesting that all varieties of sound and temperament are ultimately gathered and harmonized under Pati (Shiva), the Lord who transcends and governs the play of the guṇas.
These instruments and loud calls indicate Saguna Shiva’s manifest presence—His attendants celebrate and announce the Lord’s coming. In Linga-worship too, devotees use sound (mantra, bells, drums) to focus the mind and offer reverent attention to Shiva’s accessible, gracious form.
It points to upāsanā through nāda and mantra—especially japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady attention, using temple sounds (bell/drum) as supports while keeping inner composure rather than outer agitation.