Shloka 13
नन्दिकेशावतारवर्णनम् (Nandikeśa Avatāra Varṇanam) — “Account of the Descent/Origin of Nandikeśvara”
तस्मादयोनिजे पुत्रे मृत्युहीने प्रयत्नतः । परित्यजाशां विप्रेन्द्र गृहाणात्मक्षमं सुतम्
tasmādayonije putre mṛtyuhīne prayatnataḥ | parityajāśāṃ viprendra gṛhāṇātmakṣamaṃ sutam
Karena itu, wahai brahmana terbaik, berusahalah memperoleh putra ayoni-ja—tidak lahir dari rahim—yang bebas dari kematian. Tinggalkan harapan duniawi dan terimalah putra yang layak bagi Ātman, penuntun menuju mokṣa.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It urges renunciation of worldly expectations and points to the ‘deathless son’ as the inner, spiritual attainment—devotion and Self-knowledge under Shiva’s grace—leading beyond mortality toward moksha.
By shifting focus from perishable outcomes to the imperishable, it aligns worship with Shiva as both Saguna (approached through Linga-pūjā) and the gateway to the Nirguna reality—where the devotee seeks liberation rather than mere worldly gain.
A practical takeaway is disciplined Shiva-upāsanā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a vow of vairāgya—using worship to dissolve desire and cultivate liberation-oriented devotion.