Shloka 12

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

मद्बलः पार्श्वगो नित्यं ममेष्टो भवितानिशम् । न जरा जन्म मृत्युर्वै मत्प्रसादाद्भविष्यति

Transliteration

madbalaḥ pārśvago nityaṃ mameṣṭo bhavitāniśam | na jarā janma mṛtyurvai matprasādādbhaviṣyati

Translation

Endowed with My power, he shall remain ever at My side and be dear to Me day and night. By My grace, there shall be for him no decay, no rebirth, and no death.

Word by Word

• mat-balaḥ: having my strength
• mat-balaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bala (बल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mama balaḥ/whose strength is mine)

• pārśva-gaḥ: staying by (my) side
• pārśva-gaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pārśva (पार्श्व प्रातिपदिक) + ga (ग धातु/गम् धातु-आधारित प्रातिपदिक ‘ग’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (pārśve gacchati iti)

• nityam: constantly
• nityam: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (नित्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative used as indeclinable)

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• iṣṭaḥ: beloved
• iṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣ (इष्/इच्छ् धातु) + kta (क्त) / iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्रिय’ अर्थे

• bhavitā: will be
• bhavitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु) + tṛ (तृन्)
• Form: कर्तरि भविष्यत्कालवाचक कृदन्त (agent noun with future sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; periphrastic future sense ‘will be’

• aniśam: unceasingly
• aniśam: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aniśam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: continually)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• jarā: old age
• jarā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• janma: birth
• janma: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (जन्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mṛtyuḥ: death
• mṛtyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (मृत्यु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• mat-prasādāt: from my grace
• mat-prasādāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (अस्मद्) + prasāda (प्रसाद प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mama prasādaḥ) + अपादान (from my grace)

• bhaviṣyati: will occur / will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra), as narrated within the Śatarudrasaṃhitā discourse (Suta Goswami relaying the Purana to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It highlights Pati (Shiva) as the liberating Lord whose prasāda alone cuts the bondage of saṃsāra—aging, repeated birth, and death—granting nearness to Shiva and the state of release.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s accessible grace: through devoted worship of Shiva (often centered on the Linga as His manifest sign), the devotee gains Shiva’s favor, closeness, and liberation from worldly limitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady bhakti supported by Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and regular Linga-pūjā with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and/or rudrākṣa is implied as the practical path to receive Shiva’s prasāda.