Shloka 25

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

उत्पत्तिर्नन्दिनाम्ना तु देवदेवस्य शूलिनः पतिव्रतायाश्चाख्यानं पशुपाशविचारणा

Transliteration

utpattirnandināmnā tu devadevasya śūlinaḥ pativratāyāścākhyānaṃ paśupāśavicāraṇā

Translation

ഇവിടെ ദേവദേവനായ ശൂലിനന്റെ നന്ദി എന്ന ഗണത്തിന്റെ ഉദ്ഭവം വർണ്ണിക്കുന്നു. കൂടാതെ പതിവ്രതയുടെ പാവനാഖ്യാനവും, പശു-പാശ വിചാരണയും—ബന്ധിതജീവനും ബന്ധനങ്ങളും സംബന്ധിച്ച തത്ത്വവും—പ്രസ്തുതമാണ്.

Word by Word

• utpattiḥ: origin, manifestation

• nandināmnā: by the name Nandī

• tu: indeed/and

• devadevasya: of the God of gods

• śūlinaḥ: of the Trident-bearing Lord (Śiva)

• pativratāyāḥ: of the devoted chaste wife (pativratā)

• ca: and

• ākhyānam: narrative, sacred account

• paśu: the individual soul (bound being)

• pāśa: bondage, fetter

• vicāraṇā: inquiry, examination, discernment

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nandi

FAQs

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

It frames the chapter’s sacred themes: Nandī’s manifestation as Śiva’s foremost attendant and the doctrinal lens of paśu–pāśa inquiry, which underlies why the devotee approaches the Liṅga as Pati (the liberating Lord).

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

Śiva is identified as Devadeva and Śūlin—supreme sovereign and wielder of the trident—implying Pati-tattva: the transcendent Lord who governs and can sever pāśas (bondages) to free the paśu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse signals a Pāśupata-style discernment (vicāra) of paśu and pāśa—an inner contemplative practice that supports Liṅga-pūjā by focusing the worshipper on liberation from bondage through devotion to Pati (Śiva).