Shloka 18
Śravaṇa–Kīrtana–Manana: Definitions and Hierarchy of Śaiva Sādhanā (श्रवणकीर्तनमनन-निरूपणम्)
शिवाज्ञया ततः प्राप्तो भगवान्नंदिकेश्वरः । स मे दयालुर्भगवान्सर्वसाक्षी गणेश्वरः
śivājñayā tataḥ prāpto bhagavānnaṃdikeśvaraḥ | sa me dayālurbhagavānsarvasākṣī gaṇeśvaraḥ
បន្ទាប់មក តាមព្រះបញ្ជារបស់ព្រះសិវៈ ព្រះអម្ចាស់នន្ទិកេស្វរៈបានមកដល់។ ព្រះអង្គជាព្រះម្ចាស់ដ៏មេត្តាករុណារបស់ខ្ញុំ—ព្រះគណេស្វរៈ អ្នកជាសាក្សីទាំងអស់ និងជាមេនៃគណៈ (អ្នកបម្រើ) របស់ព្រះសិវៈ។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights that Śiva’s grace operates through His ordained order (ājñā), and that Nandikeśvara—ever-compassionate and all-witnessing—embodies devoted service (śiva-sevā) as a direct spiritual aid for seekers.
In Saguna Śiva worship, the Lord is approached through His manifest forms and divine retinue; honoring Nandikeśvara as Śiva’s foremost attendant supports disciplined, reverent Linga worship aligned with Śiva’s command and presence as the inner witness.
Practice devoted service and disciplined worship: begin Linga-pūjā with remembrance of Śiva’s command, recite the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and cultivate the attitude that Śiva (and His ever-witnessing presence) observes all actions—encouraging purity, restraint, and bhakti.