Shloka 51

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

अजेयस्सर्वजेता च सदा पूज्यो महाबलः । अहं यत्र भवांस्तत्र यत्र त्वं तत्र चाप्यहम्

Transliteration

ajeyassarvajetā ca sadā pūjyo mahābalaḥ | ahaṃ yatra bhavāṃstatra yatra tvaṃ tatra cāpyaham

Translation

You are unconquerable, the conqueror of all, ever worthy of worship, and possessed of great power. Wherever you are, there I am; and wherever you are, there too am I.

Word by Word

• अजेयः: unconquerable
• अजेयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजेय (प्रातिपदिक; √जि-भावे यत्, नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्व-जेता: conqueror of all
• सर्व-जेता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जेतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √जि तृच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('conqueror of all')

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

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (काल/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् यत्/ण्यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• महाबलः: greatly strong / mighty
• महाबलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन (I)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• भवान्: you (hon.)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; आदरार्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific 'you')

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (correlative adverb: there)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (where)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Śatarudrasaṃhitā dialogue; the verse is framed as a devotee’s address to Lord Shiva emphasizing inseparability through grace)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva as the supreme, unconquerable Pati and affirms the intimacy of divine grace: the Lord is not distant—wherever the devotee turns in remembrance and surrender, Shiva is present.

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

By calling Shiva “ever worthy of worship,” it supports Saguna upasana through the Shiva Linga as a stable focus for devotion, while also teaching that Shiva’s presence is not confined to one place—Linga worship trains the mind to perceive His all-pervading nearness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice constant smaraṇa (remembrance) with japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and reinforce it with daily Shiva-puja—optionally wearing Rudraksha and applying Tripundra (bhasma) as aids to sustained awareness of Shiva’s presence.