Shloka 37

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

स्तुतिमत्सु ततस्तेषु विष्णुः सर्वजगत्पतिः । शिरस्यञ्जलिमाधाय तुष्टाव च समाहितः

Transliteration

stutimatsu tatasteṣu viṣṇuḥ sarvajagatpatiḥ | śirasyañjalimādhāya tuṣṭāva ca samāhitaḥ

Translation

Then, as those hymns of praise were being offered, Viṣṇu—the Lord of the entire universe—placing his joined palms upon his head, worshipfully praised Śiva with a collected and steady mind.

Word by Word

• stutimatsu: among the praisers / among those offering praise
• stutimatsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stuti-mat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; ‘स्तुतियुक्तेषु’ (among those who are praising)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण: ‘then’

• teṣu: among them
• teṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarva-jagat-patiḥ: lord of all the world
• sarva-jagat-patiḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + jagat + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सर्वस्य जगतः पतिः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; viṣṇuḥ इत्यस्य विशेषण/उपाधि

• śirasi: on (his) head
• śirasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• añjalim: folded hands / añjali
• añjalim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ādhāya: having placed
• ādhāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having placed’

• tuṣṭāva: praised
• tuṣṭāva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• samāhitaḥ: composed, concentrated
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘समाहितः’ = composed/collected (mind fixed)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; highlights Viṣṇu’s exemplary bhakti posture (añjali on the head) during Śiva-stuti—an inter-deity devotion paradigm.

Significance: Teaches śaraṇāgati-bhāva: even ‘sarvajagatpati’ (as described) adopts humility before Śiva; inspires devotees to perform stuti with mental collectedness (samāhita).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti marked by humility and inner concentration: even Viṣṇu approaches Śiva with reverence, showing that true worship is añjali (submission) joined with samādhāna (collected mind), which aligns with Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on grace received through devoted surrender.

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

The gesture of placing añjali on the head expresses complete offering of oneself to the worshipful Lord—typical of Saguna Shiva devotion. In Linga-worship, the same attitude is enacted through namaskāra, stuti, and focused contemplation of Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who grants auspiciousness and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform stuti and namaskāra with a steady, undistracted mind (samāhita). As a practical takeaway, chant a Śiva-stotra or the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while maintaining añjali and mental one-pointedness during pūjā.