Shloka 32

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

सर्वे प्रीत्याभिषिञ्चध्वं मद्गणानां गतिम्पतिम् । अद्यप्रभृति युष्माकमयं नन्दीश्वरः प्रभुः

Transliteration

sarve prītyābhiṣiñcadhvaṃ madgaṇānāṃ gatimpatim | adyaprabhṛti yuṣmākamayaṃ nandīśvaraḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

「汝ら皆、心より喜びて、我がガナの導き手にして主たる御方にアビシェーカ（灌頂）を施し、聖別せよ。今日よりこのナンディーシュヴァラが汝らの君主となる。」

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (of you)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental)

• अभिषिञ्चध्वम्: anoint/consecrate (you all)
• अभिषिञ्चध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे (genitival sense) अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद; समासपूर्वपद (mad-)

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas
• गणानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गतिम्: refuge/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• पतिम्: lord
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्रभृति: from (now) onward
• प्रभृति: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधिवाचक-अव्यय (from/since; limit marker)

• युष्माकम्: of you (all)
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नन्दीश्वरः: Nandīśvara
• नन्दीश्वरः: Pratijñā/Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—नन्दिन् + ईश्वर (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• प्रभुः: lord/master
• प्रभुः: Pratijñā/Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nandi

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

Śiva establishes Nandī as the divinely appointed leader of His gaṇas, teaching that devotion (bhakti) and rightful consecration (abhiṣeka) align the community under Pati (the Lord) through His foremost servant—an expression of orderly, grace-filled Shaiva dharma.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Saguna worship, honoring Śiva’s attendants—especially Nandī, who stands at the threshold of the sanctum—supports proper approach to the Liṅga: reverence, humility, and devotion before receiving Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to abhiṣeka (ceremonial anointing) performed with devotion; as a takeaway, devotees may begin Liṅga-pūjā by offering respectful salutations to Nandī and then proceeding with mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).