Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

कुण्डले च शुभे दिव्ये वज्रवैडूर्यभूषिते आबबन्ध महादेवः स्वयमेव महेश्वरः

Transliteration

kuṇḍale ca śubhe divye vajravaiḍūryabhūṣite ābabandha mahādevaḥ svayameva maheśvaraḥ

Translation

إنَّ المهاديفا—ماهيشڤارا نفسه—شدَّ بيده الأقراطَ المباركةَ الإلهيةَ، المزيَّنةَ بالألماسِ وجواهرِ الفيدوريا (vaidūrya).

Word by Word

• कुण्डले: earrings

• च: and

• शुभे: auspicious

• दिव्ये: divine, celestial

• वज्र: diamond (adamantine gem)

• वैडूर्य: vaidūrya (cat’s-eye / beryl-like gem)

• भूषिते: adorned, ornamented

• आबबन्ध: fastened on, tied, put on

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (the Great God)

• स्वयम् एव: by Himself alone, personally

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (the Supreme Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga account to the sages, contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Mahadeva’s self-manifest sovereignty: the Lord who is worshiped as the Linga (Pati) is complete in Himself, yet assumes a gracious, worshipable form—supporting devotional upacāras (offerings) in Linga-pūjā.

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

Shiva is shown as Svatantra (independent) and self-sufficient—He adorns Himself without reliance on another—signaling Pati-tattva, the supreme controller distinct from bound souls (paśu) and bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It implies pūjā-vidhi through iconographic upacāras (ornament-offering and beautification of the deity), reinforcing disciplined devotion that supports Pāśupata-oriented purification of the paśu through reverent service to Pati.