Shloka 11

नन्दिकेश्वरशिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्

The Māhātmya of the Nandikeśvara Śiva-liṅga

Devanagari script

अथ मूढः स दैत्येन्द्रः तया तन्व्या तिरस्कृतः । चुक्रोध विकटं तस्यै पश्चाद्रूपमदर्शयत्

Transliteration

atha mūḍhaḥ sa daityendraḥ tayā tanvyā tiraskṛtaḥ | cukrodha vikaṭaṃ tasyai paścādrūpamadarśayat

Translation

Then that deluded lord of the Daityas, scorned by the slender maiden, blazed with dreadful wrath and thereafter revealed to her a terrifying form.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रसङ्गसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक/अनन्तरार्थक (indeclinable; sequential particle: 'then')

• मूढः: deluded
• मूढः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc. nom. sg.; adjective)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• दैत्येन्द्रः: lord of the demons
• दैत्येन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (daityānām indraḥ)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (instr. sg.)

• तन्व्या: (by) the slender (one)
• तन्व्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तन्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (instr. sg.; 'slender')

• तिरस्कृतः: insulted/repulsed
• तिरस्कृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिरस् + कृ (धातु) → तिरस्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• चुक्रोध: became angry
• चुक्रोध: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विकटम्: terrible
• विकटम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg.)

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (dat. sg.)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of time: 'afterwards')

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अदर्शयत्: showed
• अदर्शयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative: 'caused to see/showed')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: protective

Characters & Entities

• Daityendra

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights how moha (delusion) and krodha (anger) arise when ego is wounded; in Shaiva Siddhanta these are pasha—bondages that veil the soul from Shiva’s grace and lead the asuric being toward further downfall.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse contrasts frightening, ego-driven displays of power with the stabilizing refuge of Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upasana), where devotion disciplines passions like anger and turns the mind toward Shiva rather than reactive violence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is krodha-nigraha through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mindful restraint; calming the mind before worship helps prevent tamasic reactions from dominating one’s actions.