Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

आबबन्ध महातेजा मम देवो वृषध्वजः तयाहं मालया जातः शुभया कण्ठसक्तया

Transliteration

ābabandha mahātejā mama devo vṛṣadhvajaḥ tayāhaṃ mālayā jātaḥ śubhayā kaṇṭhasaktayā

Translation

我が主、赫々たる光輝を具え、牛を幡印とするヴリシャドヴァジャは、それを結び付け給うた。その吉祥なる花鬘が御頸に掛かることにより、我は聖なる徴しと祝福として現れた。

Word by Word

• आबबन्ध: bound on, fastened

• महातेजा: of great radiance

• मम: my

• देवः: Lord, deity

• वृषध्वजः: he whose banner bears the bull (Shiva)

• तया: by that

• अहम्: I

• मालया: by the garland

• जातः: arose, came into being

• शुभया: auspicious, holy

• कण्ठसक्तया: attached to the neck, resting on the throat

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; internal voice of a sacred emblem implied by 'aham')

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Shiva’s adornment (the auspicious garland on His neck) as a manifest sign of grace—an external emblem that sanctifies worship and signals the presence of Pati in the rite.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is presented as Vrishadhvaja, the radiant Lord whose will alone makes sacred forms and signs arise—showing Him as Pati, the sovereign source from whom auspiciousness and sanctity proceed.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights devotional upacāra (offering/adorning with a mālā) as a Shaiva puja practice; symbolically, such auspicious marks indicate the loosening of pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul) through Pati’s favor.