Shloka 63
नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्
Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description
पठेद्वा पाठयेद्वापि श्रद्धावान्भक्तिसंयुतः । इह सर्व्वसुखम्भुक्त्वा परत्र लभते गतिम्
paṭhedvā pāṭhayedvāpi śraddhāvānbhaktisaṃyutaḥ | iha sarvvasukhambhuktvā paratra labhate gatim
Whether one recites it oneself or has it recited, one who is endowed with faith and joined to devotion enjoys every happiness in this world and, hereafter, attains the supreme path—liberation by the grace of Lord Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Frames bhakti-yukta śravaṇa/pāṭha as yielding iha-sukha and paratra-gati; in Siddhānta terms, worldly well-being is incidental, while mokṣa is via Śiva’s anugraha overcoming pāśa.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse declares the fruit of śraddhā (faith) and bhakti (devotion) in Śiva-kathā: it grants worldly well-being while ultimately leading the devotee to gati—Śiva’s liberating refuge (mokṣa).
Recitation or hearing of Śiva’s glories supports Saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Śiva with attributes, commonly centered on the Śiva-liṅga—by strengthening faith and sustained remembrance, which culminates in Śiva’s grace-bestowed liberation.
Regular pāṭha (recitation) or śravaṇa (listening) with devotion—ideally alongside simple Śiva-upacāras such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering of bilva leaves, and maintaining purity and faith.