Shloka 17

नन्दिकेश्वरोत्पत्तिः — Nandikesvara’s Origin, Shiva’s Boons, and the Rise of Sacred Rivers

Devanagari script

प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य च तं रुद्रजाप्यरतो ऽभवम् हृत्पुण्डरीके सुषिरे ध्यात्वा देवं त्रियंबकम्

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇīkṛtya ca taṃ rudrajāpyarato 'bhavam hṛtpuṇḍarīke suṣire dhyātvā devaṃ triyaṃbakam

Translation

وبعد أن طفتُ حوله طوافَ التقديس (pradakṣiṇa) صرتُ مواظباً على جَپَا مانترا رودرا؛ ثمّ تأمّلتُ الإله تريامباكا ذا العيون الثلاث في التجويف اللطيف لِلوتس القلب، فثبّتُّ وعيي على باتي مُحرِّر الـpaśu من الـpāśa.

Word by Word

• प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य: having circumambulated (keeping the deity to one’s right)

• च: and

• तम्: Him

• रुद्रजाप्यरतः: intent on Rudra-japa (repetition of Rudra’s name/mantra)

• अभवम्: I became

• हृत्पुण्डरीके: in the heart-lotus

• सुषिरे: in the subtle cavity/inner space

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated

• देवम्: the God, the luminous Lord

• त्र्यम्बकम्/त्रियंबकम्: Tryambaka, the three-eyed Shiva

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal devotional practice account within the Purva-Bhaga narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Tryambaka
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It links outer Linga-upacāra (pradakṣiṇā/circumambulation) with inner worship—Rudra-japa and meditation on Tryambaka in the heart-lotus—showing that true Linga devotion culminates in internalization of Shiva as Pati.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is invoked as Tryambaka, the all-seeing Lord, approachable through mantra and dhyāna; as Pati, He is the liberator whose grace loosens pāśa (bondage) and elevates the paśu (individual soul) toward freedom.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A combined sādhana: pradakṣiṇā as devotional rite, Rudra-japa as mantra discipline, and hṛt-puṇḍarīka-dhyāna (heart-lotus meditation) aligned with Pāśupata-oriented inner worship.