Varaha Purana 214.74: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 74
The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
Uttara Bhāga · Śaiva-Deva-saṃvāda (Nandī offers service)
आशिषाऽनुगृहीतोऽस्मि नियोज्योऽहं सदा हि वः ॥ ब्रूत यूयं किमस्माभिः कर्तव्यं भवतामिह ॥
āśiṣā ’nugṛhīto ’smi niyojyo ’haṃ sadā hi vaḥ || brūta yūyaṃ kimasmābhiḥ kartavyaṃ bhavatām iha ||
AshiShA.anugRRihIto.asmi niyojyo.ahaM sadA hi vaH || brUta yUyaM kimasmAbhiH karttavyaM bhavatAmiha
तुमने मुझे आशीर्वाद दिया, मैं तुम्हारा हूँ। मैं हमेशा तुम्हारे लिए काम करूँगा। बताओ, मैं क्या करूँ तुम्हारे लिए?
Sandhi Notes
- āśiṣā ’nugṛhītaḥ = āśiṣā + anugṛhītaḥ
- ’smi = asmi
- niyojyo ’ham = niyojyaḥ + aham
- kimasmābhiḥ = kim + asmābhiḥ
Nandīkeśvara (Nandī)
What service (kartavya) should I perform here for your benefit?
Blessing entails responsibility; true humility expresses itself as readiness to act for others’ welfare
After receiving help or honor, ask what concrete duty you can fulfill; align action with the benefactor’s purpose
One should accept blessings with gratitude and offer oneself for rightful service (sevā) to the worthy.
Service done in humility strengthens merit and divine favor; refusal born of ego leads to loss of grace and standing.
214.81.0 (polite invitation); 214.83.0 (request for command)
FAQs
It illustrates the Purāṇic idiom of delegated agency: a divine attendant (Nandī) formally accepts commission, reflecting institutionalized roles in later Hindu narrative theology.
No specific place is named in this verse.
A principle of readiness to serve and clarity about responsibilities—duty (kartavya) is defined through dialogue and consent.
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