Shloka 22

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

उमोवाच । दातुमर्हसि देवेश नन्दिने परमेश्वर । महाप्रियतमो नाथ शैलादिस्तनयो मम

Transliteration

umovāca | dātumarhasi deveśa nandine parameśvara | mahāpriyatamo nātha śailādistanayo mama

Translation

Umā dijo: «Oh Señor de los dioses, oh Parameśvara, concédele este don a Nandin. Oh Nātha, él es el más amado por Ti; y es también hijo de mi padre, Śailādi (el Himālaya).»

Word by Word

• उमा: Umā
• उमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दातुम्: to give
• दातुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); क्रियार्थक अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (to give)

• अर्हसि: you ought/are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• देवेश: O Lord of the gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवानाम् ईशः; पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• नन्दिने: to Nandin
• नन्दिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन

• परमेश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: परमः ईश्वरः; पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन

• महाप्रियतमः: most beloved
• महाप्रियतमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + प्रियतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: महा-प्रियतमः; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन

• शैलादि-स्तनयः: son of Śailādi
• शैलादि-स्तनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलादि + स्तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शैलादेः स्तनयः (son of Śailādi); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

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

Speaker

Parvati (Uma)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Nandi

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Umā’s compassionate intercession and the Shaiva ideal that sincere devotion and proximity to the Lord (as in Nandin’s service) becomes a cause for divine grace and boons.

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

Nandin is the foremost attendant of Saguna Shiva and is traditionally placed facing the Shiva-Linga; Umā’s request reinforces the Purāṇic teaching that approaching Shiva through His devotees and attendants supports focused, reverent Linga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin Shiva-pūjā by honoring Nandi (Nandi-namaskāra) and cultivating sevā-bhāva (devotional service), then proceeding with mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”