Damaru Shiva's Drum Origin Sanskrit Shiva mantra
Damaru Shiva's Drum Origin Sanskrit Shiva mantra
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View lyrics page →Invocation of the Primordial Sound
Original
डमरू ध्वजधारि शिव, नाद ब्रह्म स्वरूपिणम्। सृष्टि उत्पत्ति कारणं, नमामि महादेवम्॥
Transliteration
Damaru dhvajadhāri śiva, nāda brahma svarūpiṇam | sṛṣṭi utpatti kāraṇam, namāmi mahādevam ||
Meaning / Translation
O Shiva, who holds the drum as a symbol, who is the embodiment of the primordial sound (Nada Brahma); the cause of the creation of the universe, I bow to the Great God.
The Cosmic Vibration
Original
डमरू नाद गूँजता, शून्य गगन बीच। पंचतत्व समाहित, शिव शक्ति की नींव॥
Transliteration
Damaru nāda gūñjatā, śūnya gagana bīca | pañcatattva samāhita, śiva śakti kī nīva ||
Meaning / Translation
As the sound of the Damaru echoes through the void of the cosmos, it contains the five elements, serving as the eternal foundation of Shiva and Shakti.
The Eternal Rhythm
Original
लयबद्ध शिव ताण्डव, डमरू घोष गम्भीरम्। जगत कल्याण हेतु, नमामि शिव शम्भीरम्॥
Transliteration
Layabaddha śiva tāṇḍava, damaru ghoṣa gambhīram | jagata kalyāna hetu, namāmi śiva śambhiram ||
Meaning / Translation
In the rhythmic dance of Shiva's Tandava, the profound sound of the Damaru resonates; for the welfare of the entire world, I bow to the auspicious Shiva.
The Maha Mantra
Original
ॐ नमः शिवाय, डमरू नाद मंत्राय। शिव शक्ति समाहित, जगत कल्याणाय॥
Transliteration
Om Namaḥ Śivāya, damaru nāda mantrāya | śiva śakti samāhita, jagata kalyānāya ||
Meaning / Translation
Om Namah Shivaya, to the sacred mantra of the Damaru's sound; where Shiva and Shakti are united, for the ultimate well-being of the universe.