Shloka 21
नन्दीश्वर उवाच । पित्रोरनुज्ञाम्प्राप्येति प्रणम्य चरणौ तयोः । प्रादक्षिण्यमुपावृत्य बह्वाश्वास्य विनिर्ययौ
nandīśvara uvāca | pitroranujñāmprāpyeti praṇamya caraṇau tayoḥ | prādakṣiṇyamupāvṛtya bahvāśvāsya viniryayau
Nandīśvara said: “Having obtained the parents’ permission, he bowed at both their feet. Then, after respectfully circumambulating them and offering many words of reassurance, the two departed.”
Nandīśvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a sthala-purāṇa moment; it narrates departure after receiving parental consent and performing respectful pradakṣiṇā.
Significance: Models dharmic humility and guru/parent-veneration as a preparatory saṃskāra-like purification before tīrtha-yātrā and darśana.
FAQs
The verse highlights dharmic humility—seeking consent, bowing at elders’ feet, and offering reassurance—showing that Shaiva devotion (bhakti) is grounded in reverence, self-restraint, and compassionate speech.
Pradakshina (circumambulation) and pranama are core gestures used in Linga worship; here they are applied to parents, teaching that honoring rightful authorities and living dharma supports pure Saguna Shiva-bhakti and prepares the mind for worship.
Adopt pranama and pradakshina as daily disciplines—bowing with remembrance of Shiva and circling sacred beings/places with devotion—while cultivating a calm, reassuring speech that reduces agitation (pāśa) and steadies the mind for japa such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”