Shloka 45

Adhyaya 44: Nandikesvara’s Manifestation and Abhisheka; The Rule of Namaskara in Shiva-Nama

Devanagari script

तदा देवीं भवं दृष्ट्वा मया च प्रार्थयन् गणैः मुनिदेवर्षयः सिद्धा आज्ञां पाशुपतीं द्विजाः

Transliteration

tadā devīṃ bhavaṃ dṛṣṭvā mayā ca prārthayan gaṇaiḥ munidevarṣayaḥ siddhā ājñāṃ pāśupatīṃ dvijāḥ

Translation

তখন দেবী ও ভব (শিব)-কে দর্শন করে আমি ও গণেরা বিনীতভাবে প্রার্থনা করলাম। মুনি, দেবর্ষি, সিদ্ধ এবং সকল দ্বিজ পশুপতির পাশুপত আজ্ঞা—মুক্তিদায়ক বিধান—প্রার্থনা করলেন।

Word by Word

• tadā: then

• devīm: the Goddess (Śakti/Devī)

• bhavam: Bhava, Śiva

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen

• mayā: by me/I

• ca: and

• prārthayan: (they) entreated/prayed

• gaṇaiḥ: with the gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)

• muni: sages

• devarṣayaḥ: divine seers

• siddhāḥ: Siddhas (perfected beings)

• ājñām: command/ordinance

• pāśupatīm: Pāśupata (belonging to Paśupati, Śiva)

• dvijāḥ: twice-born (Brāhmaṇas/initiated).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the internal scene)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devi (Shakti/Parvati)
• Ganas
• Munis
• Devarishis
• Siddhas
• Dwijas

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered devotion as a request for Śiva’s Pāśupata ordinance—grace-guided discipline that makes worship transformative, aimed at freeing the paśu (individual soul) from pāśa (bondage).

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

Śiva appears as Bhava and Paśupati—the supreme Pati (Lord) whose authority (ājñā) governs liberation; His presence with Devī indicates that anugraha (saving grace) flows through the Śiva–Śakti unity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to seeking the Pāśupata-ājñā—initiation-like authorization into Pāśupata Yoga and its regulated observances, where worship and discipline are undertaken under Śiva’s command.