Shloka 24

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

स्मरणादेव रुद्रस्य सम्प्राप्ताश्च गणेश्वराः । असङ्ख्याता महामोदाश्शङ्कराकृतयोऽखिलाः

Transliteration

smaraṇādeva rudrasya samprāptāśca gaṇeśvarāḥ | asaṅkhyātā mahāmodāśśaṅkarākṛtayo'khilāḥ

Translation

By the mere remembrance of Rudra, the hosts of Gaṇeśvaras at once came forth. Countless in number, all were greatly exultant—forms fashioned in the likeness of Śaṅkara.

Word by Word

• स्मरणात्: from (his) remembrance
• स्मरणात्: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ—‘from/through the act of remembering’

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (निपात/अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/restriction)

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सम्प्राप्ताः: arrived
• सम्प्राप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (गणेश्वराः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• गणेश्वराः: lords of the gaṇas
• गणेश्वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—गणानाम् ईश्वराः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• असङ्ख्याताः: countless
• असङ्ख्याताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + सङ्ख्यात (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (गणेश्वराः); नञ्-पूर्वक

• महामोदाः: greatly joyful
• महामोदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + मोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—महान् मोदः येषाम्/महामोदाः (कर्मधारयः); विशेषणम् (गणेश्वराः)

• शङ्कराकृतयः: forms resembling Śaṅkara
• शङ्कराकृतयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—शङ्करस्य आकृतयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• अखिलाः: all
• अखिलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (आकृतयः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Shankara
• Ganas
• Ganesvaras

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Rudra-smaraṇa (remembering Śiva) is itself a potent sādhana: devotion draws the Lord’s śakti and protective presence, symbolized by the immediate appearance of the gaṇa-lords who embody Śaṅkara’s nature.

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

In Saguna worship, Śiva is approached through name, form, and remembrance; the verse emphasizes that even mental worship (smaraṇa) invokes Śaṅkara’s manifest aspect—akin to contemplating the Liṅga with the awareness that Śiva’s living presence and attendants pervade the rite.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily Rudra-smaraṇa through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) or Rudra-nāma, paired with steady dhyāna on Śaṅkara; as a supportive observance, wear Rudrākṣa and apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) while maintaining remembrance.