Damaru represents the Shabda Brahman. It represents OM from which all languages are formed. It is He who formed the Sanskrit language from the sound of Damaru. Sound of damaru is symbolic of rhythm of all creation.
Damaru has a lot of significance in Hinduism and in Sanskrit language. According to tradition, Panini, the great Sanskrit Grammarian composed the Maheshwara Sutras and created the basic rules of Sanskrit Grammar, after he saw Lord Shiva in a vision dancing in front of him and listened to the sounds he made with his damaru.
Shiva is believed to be the progenitor of all sounds, languages, music, and vibrations in creation. The damaru symbolizes his connection with them. The two triangles in the damaru represent the Purusha and Prakrithi, and their union, which results in creation (srushti), movement (chaitanyam), speech (vac), and sounds (shabda). When they are separated, everything comes to a standstill, and the mind lapses into total silence.
Damaru also symbolizes Jiva, the embodied soul, who is helplessly caught in the play of Shiva and moves according to his will and force. He is active as long as Shiva moves his hands, but goes into rest when he is withdrawn. The two triangles in the Damaru represent the mind and the body, while the chord represents the twin states of birth and death, to which it is bound. Just as the being is bound to the cycle of births and deaths, the Damaru is bound to the chord.! 
Hara Hara Mahadev ~ Bum Bum Bholenath
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