Shloka 1
Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ
The Account of Viśvānara Gṛhapati and Śiva’s Descent into the House of Fire
नन्दीश्वर उवाच । शृणु ब्रह्मसुत प्रीत्या चरितं शशिमौलिनः । सोऽवतीर्णो यथा प्रीत्या विश्वानरगृहे शिवः
nandīśvara uvāca | śṛṇu brahmasuta prītyā caritaṃ śaśimaulinaḥ | so'vatīrṇo yathā prītyā viśvānaragṛhe śivaḥ
ນັນດີອິສະວະຣາ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ບຸດແຫ່ງພຣະພຣະຫມາ, ຈົ່ງຟັງດ້ວຍຄວາມປິຕິແລະສັດທາ ປະຫວັດອັນສັກສິດຂອງພຣະຜູ້ມີຈັນທຣາເປັນມົງກຸດ. ຟັງເຖິງວ່າ ພຣະສິວະ ດ້ວຍພຣະກະຣຸນາແລະຄວາມຍິນດີ ໄດ້ສະເດັດລົງປາກົດໃນເຮືອນຂອງວິສະວານະຣາ»។
Nandishvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It establishes that Śiva’s manifestations are motivated by prīti—gracious love toward devotees—showing the Pati (Lord) freely revealing Himself to uplift beings through sacred narrative and remembrance.
By calling Śiva “Moon-crested” and describing His descent into a household, the verse highlights Saguna Śiva—God with attributes—who becomes approachable for devotion, often culminating in concrete forms of worship such as the Liṅga in a devotee’s home or shrine.
Śravaṇa (devout listening) of Śiva-carita is implied as a primary practice; it is traditionally paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize the Lord’s grace-filled presence.