Shloka 59

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

सान्वयं मां गृहीत्वेशस्ततस्सम्बन्धिबान्धवैः । आरुह्य वृषमीशानो गतो देव्या निजं गृहम्

Transliteration

sānvayaṃ māṃ gṛhītveśastatassambandhibāndhavaiḥ | āruhya vṛṣamīśāno gato devyā nijaṃ gṛham

Translation

Then the Lord (Īśāna), taking me together with my family and accompanied by the relatives and kinsmen, mounted His bull and went to the Goddess’s own home.

Word by Word

• sa-anvayam: together with (my) family/lineage
• sa-anvayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सहित-भाव) + anvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (सहित/with): सान्वय (with lineage/with relatives); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (माम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (वक्तृ-आश्रय), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/absolutive)

• īśaḥ: the Lord
• īśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/क्रमवाचक adverb)

• sambandhi-bāndhavaiḥ: with related kinsmen
• sambandhi-bāndhavaiḥ: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sambandhin (प्रातिपदिक) + bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (descriptive): सम्बन्धिनः बान्धवाः; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• āruhya: having mounted
• āruhya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√ruh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• vṛṣam: the bull
• vṛṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• īśānaḥ: Īśāna (Śiva)
• īśānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gataḥ: went, having gone
• gataḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्यय/Past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• devyāḥ: of the Goddess
• devyāḥ: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• nijam: own
• nijam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (गृहम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• gṛham: home, house
• gṛham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (गन्तव्य-देशः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Nandi

FAQs

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

It highlights Saguna Shiva’s compassionate, relational aspect: the Lord sanctifies worldly ties by moving with devotees and kin, showing that dharmic household life can be a valid path when centered on Shiva and Shakti.

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

The verse depicts Shiva in a personal, worshipable form (Īśāna) with His vahana (the bull), reinforcing Saguna upasana—devotion to Shiva with form—while implying that such devotion ultimately leads the devotee toward the supreme reality Shiva signifies (as Linga).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate bhakti through daily Shiva-smarana and simple worship (e.g., chanting the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), honoring Shiva as the sanctifier of home and family life.