Shloka 21
नन्दिकेश्वरोत्पत्तिः — Nandikesvara’s Origin, Shiva’s Boons, and the Rise of Sacred Rivers
नास्त्येव दैविकं दृष्टं शिलादेन पुरा तव देवैश् च मुनिभिः सिद्धैर् गन्धर्वैर्दानवोत्तमैः
nāstyeva daivikaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ śilādena purā tava devaiś ca munibhiḥ siddhair gandharvairdānavottamaiḥ
«En vérité, une telle vision divine n’a jamais été vue—ni jadis par Śilāda, ni par toi ; pas même par les Devas, les sages, les Siddhas, les Gandharvas, ni par les plus éminents des Dānavas.»
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic dialogue; verse functions as an emphatic statement within the Śilāda episode)
FAQs
It elevates Śiva-darśana (often centered on the Liṅga) as an unparalleled revelation—beyond what even Devas and Siddhas commonly attain—thereby intensifying the sacred urgency and uniqueness of Liṅga-upāsanā.
By declaring the vision “unseen before” even to exalted classes of beings, it implies Śiva as Pati—the transcendent Lord whose manifestation is not confined to ordinary divine perception and exceeds conditioned knowledge of pashu-bound beings.
The verse primarily highlights the fruit (rare daivika darśana) rather than a procedure; implicitly it points to intense Śaiva sādhana—Liṅga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented discipline—as the means by which such extraordinary vision becomes possible.