Shloka 38

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतो भूत्वा जयशब्दं चकार च । ततो गणाधिपास्सर्व्वे ततो देवास्ततोऽसुराः

Transliteration

prāñjaliḥ praṇato bhūtvā jayaśabdaṃ cakāra ca | tato gaṇādhipāssarvve tato devāstato'surāḥ

Translation

With palms joined, he bowed in reverence and uttered a cry of victory. Then all the chiefs of Śiva’s gaṇas did the same—after them the gods, and then even the asuras.

Word by Word

• प्राञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• प्राञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (one with joined palms)

• प्रणतः: bowed down
• प्रणतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भाववाचक/स्थितिवाचक (having bowed)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• जयशब्दम्: a victory-cry
• जयशब्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—जयस्य शब्दः (a shout of victory)

• चकार: he made/uttered
• चकार: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/अपादानवाचक-अव्यय (thereupon/from then)

• गणाधिपाः: leaders of the gaṇas
• गणाधिपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—गणानाम् अधिपाः (lords of the gaṇas)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying गणाधिपाः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय

• असुराः: the Asuras
• असुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: jaya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

It shows that true recognition of Pati (Śiva) arises through humility—añjali and namaskāra—after which even opposing forces align in reverence, indicating Śiva’s supreme lordship beyond faction.

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

The verse reflects Saguna-upāsanā: devotees approach the manifest Lord with reverent gestures and celebratory praise, the same devotional mood used before the Śiva-liṅga in temple and home worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice añjali (palms joined) and namaskāra before Śiva or the liṅga, then chant a Śiva-jaya or the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a steady, surrendered mind.