Shloka 52

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

अयं च ते पिता पुत्र परमैश्वर्य्यसंयुतः । भविष्यति गणाध्यक्षो मम भक्तो महाबलः

Transliteration

ayaṃ ca te pitā putra paramaiśvaryyasaṃyutaḥ | bhaviṣyati gaṇādhyakṣo mama bhakto mahābalaḥ

Translation

“O son, this father of yours, endowed with supreme lordly power, will become the chief of My gaṇas—My devotee, of great strength.”

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• परमैश्वर्य्यसंयुतः: endowed with supreme sovereignty
• परमैश्वर्य्यसंयुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + ऐश्वर्य + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (endowed with supreme lordly power)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• गणाध्यक्षः: leader of the gaṇas
• गणाध्यक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + अध्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (chief of the gaṇas)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भक्तः: devotee
• भक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (great + strong)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that Shiva’s grace elevates a devotee into divine service (gaṇa-status): true power is sanctified when it is aligned with bhakti and used in the Lord’s retinue.

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

It reflects Saguna Shiva’s personal bestowal of roles and blessings: by devotion to Shiva as the accessible Lord (often worshiped as the Liṅga), the devotee gains nearness and participation in Shiva’s divine order (gaṇas).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Shiva-bhakti expressed through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and seva (service), cultivating strength and discipline as offerings to Shiva.