Shloka 57
नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्
Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description
देव्युवाच । वत्से वरं यथेष्टं हि त्रिनेत्रा जन्मवर्जिता । पुत्रपौत्रेस्तु भक्तिर्मे तथा च भर्तुरेव हि
devyuvāca | vatse varaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ hi trinetrā janmavarjitā | putrapautrestu bhaktirme tathā ca bhartureva hi
The Goddess said: “Dear child, ask for whatever boon you desire. I, the three-eyed One, am beyond birth. Let there be devotion in me toward sons and grandsons, and likewise toward my husband alone.”
Devi (Parvati/Uma)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
The verse presents Devi as transcending ordinary birth while still affirming dharmic, heart-centered bhakti—showing that liberation-oriented spirituality in Shaiva tradition is compatible with devoted relational duties when anchored in Shiva as the supreme Pati (Lord).
By emphasizing devotion to her husband (Shiva), the verse supports Saguna Shiva-bhakti—worshipping Shiva in accessible form, commonly as the Shiva-Linga, where devotion becomes a direct means to grace (anugraha).
The practical takeaway is steadfast bhakti: daily Shiva-puja to the Linga with japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offered with loyal, undivided devotion (ananya-bhakti).