Shloka 29
नन्दिकेश्वरशिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्
The Māhātmya of the Nandikeśvara Śiva-liṅga
गंगोवाच । ममार्थे चैव वैशाखे मासि देयं त्वया वचः । स्थित्यर्थं दिनमेकं मे सामीप्यं कार्य्यमेव हि
gaṃgovāca | mamārthe caiva vaiśākhe māsi deyaṃ tvayā vacaḥ | sthityarthaṃ dinamekaṃ me sāmīpyaṃ kāryyameva hi
Gaṅgā dit : «Pour moi, au mois de Vaiśākha, tu dois donner ta parole. Pour que je demeure, tu dois en vérité rester près de moi un seul jour».
Ganga (Goddess Gaṅgā)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
The verse highlights sacred time (Vaiśākha) and sacred proximity (sāmīpya) as supports for divine order—showing that dharma is upheld through vowed commitment and nearness to sanctifying divinity, a key Shaiva theme of grace sustaining the world.
In the Kotirudra context (Jyotirliṅga pilgrimage), “nearness for a day” echoes the pilgrim’s discipline of staying close to a tīrtha and the Liṅga—Saguna Shiva’s accessible presence—through which purification and Shiva’s grace are sought.
A practical takeaway is a Vaiśākha vow: spend a full day in holy proximity (at a Shiva shrine or tīrtha), maintaining restraint, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and simple worship (water/abhisheka) as a focused observance.