Shloka 22

नन्दिकेश्वरोत्पत्तिः — Nandikesvara’s Origin, Shiva’s Boons, and the Rise of Sacred Rivers

Devanagari script

पूजितं यत्पुरा वत्स दैविकं नन्दिकेश्वर संसारस्य स्वभावो ऽयं सुखं दुःखं पुनः पुनः

Transliteration

pūjitaṃ yatpurā vatsa daivikaṃ nandikeśvara saṃsārasya svabhāvo 'yaṃ sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

वत्स, उस दिव्य नन्दिकेश्वर की पूर्वकाल में पूजा हुई थी। क्योंकि संसार का स्वभाव यही है—सुख और दुःख बार-बार आते रहते हैं।

Word by Word

• pūjitam: worshipped

• yat: which/that

• purā: formerly, in ancient times

• vatsa: dear child

• daivikam: divine, belonging to the gods

• nandikeśvaraḥ: Nandikeśvara (Śiva’s chief gaṇa and guardian of Śaiva discipline)

• saṃsārasya: of worldly transmigration

• svabhāvaḥ: inherent nature

• ayam: this

• sukham: happiness

• duḥkham: sorrow

• punaḥ punaḥ: again and again, repeatedly

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; conveying the teaching as a general Shaiva instruction)