Shloka 13
साधुवेषद्विजाह्वयावतारकथनम् | Account of the ‘Sādhu-veṣa’ Brahmin-Named Incarnation
Prelude
नन्दीश्वर उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा ते समालोच्य जग्मुर्विधिसभां सुराः । सर्वं निवेदयामासुस्तद्वृत्तं पुरतो विधेः
nandīśvara uvāca | tacchrutvā te samālocya jagmurvidhisabhāṃ surāḥ | sarvaṃ nivedayāmāsustadvṛttaṃ purato vidheḥ
Nandīśvara said: Hearing that, the gods deliberated together and went to the assembly of Vidhātā (Brahmā). Standing before Brahmā, they reported in full the entire course of events.
Nandishvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It highlights dhārmic discernment: after receiving crucial information, the devas do not act impulsively but deliberate and submit the matter to Brahmā, reflecting orderly cosmic governance under Śiva’s supreme lordship (Pati).
Nandīśvara, the foremost devotee and attendant of Śiva, frames the narrative from the standpoint of Saguna devotion—where divine events are understood, communicated, and acted upon through Śiva’s devotees and the cosmic offices (like Brahmā).
The verse implies a practical sādhana of restraint and right counsel: before major action, recollect Śiva through japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and proceed with sattvic deliberation aligned with dharma.