Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

पुत्रप्रेम्णाभ्यषिञ्चच्च स्रोतोभिस्तनयैस्त्रिभिः पयसा शङ्खगौरेण देवदेवं निरीक्ष्य सा

Transliteration

putrapremṇābhyaṣiñcacca srotobhistanayaistribhiḥ payasā śaṅkhagaureṇa devadevaṃ nirīkṣya sā

Translation

諸天の主なる देवदेव（デーヴァ・デーヴァ）を仰ぎ見て、彼女は子への愛に動かされ、乳房より湧く三つの流れをもって、法螺貝のごとく白い乳を注ぎ、主にアビシェーカ（灌頂）を捧げた。

Word by Word

• पुत्र-प्रेम्णा: out of love for (her) son

• अभ्यषिञ्चत्: she sprinkled/bathed (performed abhiṣeka)

• स्रोतोभिः: with streams/flows

• स्तनयैः: from the breasts

• त्रिभिः: threefold/with three (streams)

• पयसा: with milk

• शङ्ख-गौरेण: conch-white, brilliantly pale

• देव-देवम्: the Lord of the gods (Śiva)

• निरीक्ष्य: having looked upon, beholding

• सा: she

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights abhiṣeka as a primary mode of Linga/Śiva worship—here, milk (payaḥ) symbolizes purity and sattva offered to Devadeva, indicating that heartfelt bhakti itself becomes a consecrating rite.

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

Śiva is addressed as Devadeva, the supreme Pati (Lord) who receives worship beyond ordinary deities; the verse implies His transcendence while remaining accessible to intimate devotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Milk-abhiṣeka (snāna/abhiṣeka) is emphasized; in a Pāśupata sense, it also shows the redirection of intense attachment into God-centered worship, loosening pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul).