Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle
तेन नादेन महता धनुष्टंकारजेन हि । द्यावाभूम्योरंतरं वै व्याप्तमासीदनंतरम्
tena nādena mahatā dhanuṣṭaṃkārajena hi | dyāvābhūmyoraṃtaraṃ vai vyāptamāsīdanaṃtaram
Bởi tiếng gầm lớn ấy—quả thật sinh từ tiếng bật dây cung—khắp khoảng không giữa trời và đất lập tức bị tràn ngập trong chớp mắt.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights nāda (sacred vibration) as a manifestation of divine power: a single impulse can pervade the whole cosmos, indicating Shiva’s all-pervading lordship even when expressed through a visible, saguna event.
Just as the Liṅga signifies Shiva’s presence beyond form, this verse shows that a tangible sign (the bow’s twang) can reveal the formless, all-pervading reality—guiding devotees from outer symbol to inner omnipresence.
Meditate on nāda through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), listening inwardly to sound as a support for concentration—letting the mind become “pervaded” by remembrance of Shiva.