Shloka 26

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

गणेशा ऊचुः । किमर्थं च स्मृता देव ह्याज्ञापय महाप्रभो । किङ्करान्नः समायातांस्त्रिपुरार्दन कामद

Transliteration

gaṇeśā ūcuḥ | kimarthaṃ ca smṛtā deva hyājñāpaya mahāprabho | kiṅkarānnaḥ samāyātāṃstripurārdana kāmada

Translation

The Gaṇeśas said: “O Deva, for what purpose have we been remembered? Command us, O Great Lord. Let Your attendants come to us, O Destroyer of Tripura, O Bestower of desires.”

Word by Word

• gaṇeśāḥ: the Gaṇeśas (Gaṇeśa’s attendants/gaṇas)
• gaṇeśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• kimartham: for what purpose? why?
• kimartham: Hetu/Prayojana (हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim-artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Interrogative adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• smṛtāḥ: (we) were remembered/called
• smṛtāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘(वयं) स्मृताḥ’ = ‘we were remembered/called’

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• ājñāpaya: command (us)
• ājñāpaya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ājñā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• mahāprabho: O great lord
• mahāprabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समास: महा + प्रभु (विशेषण-विशेष्य)

• kiṅkarān: servants/attendants
• kiṅkarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• naḥ: of us/our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; enclitic form

• samāyatān: arrived
• samāyatān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-yā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (Past active participle/PPP used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘arrived/come’ qualifying kiṅkarān

• tripurārdana: O destroyer of Tripura
• tripurārdana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripura-ardana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समास: त्रिपुरस्य अर्दनः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• kāmada: O giver of desires/boons
• kāmada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma-da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समास: कामं ददाति इति (उपपद/तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Ganesha

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (surrender): Ganeśa asks the Lord’s purpose and seeks direct command, showing that spiritual power is perfected through obedient service to Pati (Śiva), not through egoic action.

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

By addressing Śiva as Tripurārdana and Kāmadā, the verse focuses on Saguna Shiva—worshipped with names and forms—who responds to remembrance (smaraṇa) and grants direction and grace to devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is smaraṇa and ājñā-anusaraṇa: remember Shiva with His epithets (e.g., Tripurārdana) and act according to dharma under His guidance; this can be supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with bhakti.