Shloka 4
नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्
Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description
तस्मिञ्जाप्येऽथ संप्रीतः स्थितं मां परमेश्वरः । तुष्टोऽब्रवीन्महादेवः सोमः सोमार्द्धभूषणः
tasmiñjāpye'tha saṃprītaḥ sthitaṃ māṃ parameśvaraḥ | tuṣṭo'bravīnmahādevaḥ somaḥ somārddhabhūṣaṇaḥ
Ketika aku demikian tekun dalam japa, Parameśvara Mahādeva, berkenan dan puas, berdiri di hadapanku lalu bersabda—Dia yang berhias bulan sabit, Soma.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Significance: Darśana of Śiva arising from japa is framed as anugraha (grace) responding to bhakti and tapas; the verse models the inner-tīrtha where mantra leads to direct presence (sannidhāna).
FAQs
It teaches that sincere mantra-japa, done with steadiness and devotion, culminates in Śiva’s grace—His direct presence (darśana) and guidance—showing Pati (Śiva) responding to the pashu (the soul) when bonds are loosened through devotion.
Śiva is indicated in a personal, iconographic form—Mahādeva adorned with the crescent moon—affirming Saguna worship where the devotee’s japa and upāsanā mature into experiential nearness to the Lord, as commonly approached through Liṅga-worship and mantra.
Regular mantra-japa (classically the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with concentration and purity of intent; the verse implies that disciplined repetition is a direct means to please Śiva and receive inner instruction.