Shloka 41

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

मरुतां च सुता देवी सुयशास्तु मनोहरा । पत्नी सा मेऽभवद्दिव्या मनोनयननन्दिनी

Transliteration

marutāṃ ca sutā devī suyaśāstu manoharā | patnī sā me'bhavaddivyā manonayananandinī

Translation

And the goddess Suyashā—charming and radiant, the daughter of the Maruts—became my divine wife, delighting both mind and eyes.

Word by Word

• मरुताम्: of the Maruts
• मरुताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवी: goddess; lady
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुयशाः: of good fame
• सुयशाः: Karta (कर्ता/appositional qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• मनोहरा: charming
• मनोहरा: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; enclitic form

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिव्या: divine
• दिव्या: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मनोनयननन्दिनी: delighter of the mind and eyes
• मनोनयननन्दिनी: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् + नयन + नन्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः (determinative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Maruts
• Suyashā

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purāṇic theme that even celestial relationships unfold under divine order (Śiva as Pati), showing harmony of dharma and grace within the manifested (saguṇa) world.

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

By describing divine persons and relationships, the verse operates in the saguṇa frame where devotees approach Śiva through form, story, and sacred lineage—supporting devotional contemplation alongside Liṅga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use the verse for smaraṇa (devotional recollection) before japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady the mind and refine bhakti; no specific bhasma/rudrākṣa rite is explicitly prescribed in this line.