Epic / Puranic traditions
Shiva’s Damaruशिव का डमरू
Drum
Shiva’s hourglass drum is associated with rhythm, sacred sound and the dancing form of Shiva.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Shiva’s Damaru.
Shiva’s hourglass drum is associated with rhythm, sacred sound and the dancing form of Shiva.
Artifacts, Divine Treasures & Relics
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Object class
- Drum
- Origin / narrative setting
- Shaiva iconography
- Owner or associated figure
- Shiva
- Previous owners
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Associated deity
- Shiva
- Properties & abilities
- Shiva’s hourglass drum is associated with rhythm, sacred sound and the dancing form of Shiva.
- Symbolic significance
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Stories & events
- Shaiva iconography
- Traditional location
- No verified present-day custody asserted.
- Editorial rarity
- Sacred archive — no claim of surviving physical possession.
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected worlds.
2 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities1
Earthly Sacred Locations1
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
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Sanskrit Documents — Text editions
Sanskrit electronic texts; check the individual file’s edition and contributors.
Multiple traditions · A text directory is a finding aid. Precise passage-level claims are identified separately when available.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.