Shloka 9

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

निरीक्ष्य गणपांश्चैव देवीं हिमवतः सुताम् । उवाच मां कृपादृष्ट्या समीक्ष्य जगताम्पतिः

Transliteration

nirīkṣya gaṇapāṃścaiva devīṃ himavataḥ sutām | uvāca māṃ kṛpādṛṣṭyā samīkṣya jagatāmpatiḥ

Translation

After looking upon the hosts of Gaṇas and also upon the Goddess, Himavat’s daughter, the Lord of the worlds gazed at me with a compassionate glance and spoke.

Word by Word

• निरीक्ष्य: having observed
• निरीक्ष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having looked at’

• गणपान्: the Gaṇapas
• गणपान्: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘निरीक्ष्य’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चयार्थक/particle)

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘निरीक्ष्य’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हिमवतः: of Himavat
• हिमवतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुताम्: daughter
• सुताम्: Samanadhikarana (समानाधिकरण/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘देवीम्’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण (apposition)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• माम्: to me / me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘उवाच’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• कृपादृष्ट्या: with a compassionate glance
• कृपादृष्ट्या: Karana (करण/instrument; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा-दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: कृपायाः दृष्ट्या

• समीक्ष्य: having looked (at me)
• समीक्ष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having looked (at)’

• जगताम्: of the worlds
• जगताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ganas
• Himavat

FAQs

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

This verse highlights Śiva as Jagatpati whose compassionate gaze (kṛpā-dṛṣṭi) initiates guidance; in Shaiva Siddhanta, liberation arises through the Lord’s grace that loosens pāśa (bondage) and turns the soul toward right knowledge and devotion.

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

The scene presents Saguna Śiva—personally present, surrounded by Gaṇas and alongside Pārvatī—showing that devotion may begin with the Lord’s accessible, gracious form; such devotion matures into deeper reverence for Śiva’s all-pervading reality, often worshiped as the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s grace through bhakti: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a prayer for kṛpā, and simple Śiva-upāsanā such as offering water to the Liṅga with a humble, receptive mind.