Shloka 30

Adhyaya 44: Nandikesvara’s Manifestation and Abhisheka; The Rule of Namaskara in Shiva-Nama

Devanagari script

सम्भाराणि तथान्यानि विविधानि बहून्यपि समन्तान् निन्युर् अव्यग्रा गणपा देवसंमताः

Transliteration

sambhārāṇi tathānyāni vividhāni bahūnyapi samantān ninyur avyagrā gaṇapā devasaṃmatāḥ

Translation

そのとき、神々に認められたシヴァのガナ（眷属）の首領たちは、心を乱さず静かに、四方より多種多様な資材と数多の必要具を聖なる営みのために運び入れた。

Word by Word

• सम्भाराणि: supplies, requisites

• तथा: and also

• अन्यानि: other (items)

• विविधानि: various kinds

• बहूनि अपि: many indeed

• समन्तात्: from all sides

• निन्युः: they brought/led in

• अव्यग्राः: unagitated, undistracted

• गणपाः: leaders of the gaṇas

• देवसंमताः: approved/endorsed by the devas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas
• Devas

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Linga-pūjā is supported by proper sambhāra (ritual requisites) gathered systematically and reverently, showing that outer order and sacred readiness aid inner devotion.

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

By portraying Śiva’s gaṇas as disciplined and “devasaṃmata,” the verse implies Śiva as Pati—the cosmic Lord whose worship is upheld by divine order, guiding pashus toward purity through regulated action.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is avyagratā—undistracted steadiness—applied to seva and pūjā preparation, aligning karma (service) with yogic focus, a foundational attitude consistent with Pāśupata discipline.