Shloka 50
Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ
The Account of Viśvānara Gṛhapati and Śiva’s Descent into the House of Fire
नन्दीश्वर उवाच । स्तुत्वेति विप्रो निपपात भूमौ संबद्धपाणिर्भवतीह यावत् । तावत्स बालोऽरिबलवृद्धवृद्धः प्रोवाच भूदेवमतीव हृष्टः
nandīśvara uvāca | stutveti vipro nipapāta bhūmau saṃbaddhapāṇirbhavatīha yāvat | tāvatsa bālo'ribalavṛddhavṛddhaḥ provāca bhūdevamatīva hṛṣṭaḥ
നന്ദീശ്വരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഞാൻ സ്തുതി ചെയ്യും” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ് ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ കൈകൂപ്പി ഭൂമിയിൽ വീണു. അതേ നിമിഷം, അപ്രതിരോധ്യശക്തിയാൽ ബലവാനായി അത്യന്തം പരിപക്വനായ ആ ബാലൻ, പരമാനന്ദത്തോടെ ഭൂദേവനോട് സംസാരിച്ചു।
Nandīśvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Models the Siddhānta devotional arc: paśu (devotee/brāhmaṇa) performs śaraṇāgati and stuti; Pati responds through anugraha, appearing in accessible form (bāla) and initiating boon-bestowal.
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva path of humility (prostration with joined palms) and stuti as a doorway to anugraha (divine grace), where the devotee’s surrender immediately evokes a compassionate response.
The verse depicts Saguna Shiva’s accessible grace through a manifest form (the “boy”), showing that heartfelt praise and reverence can draw the Lord’s presence and guidance even before formal ritual is completed.
Practice añjali (joined palms), namaskāra/prostration, and Shiva-stuti with a concentrated mind; as a simple Shaiva discipline, pair it with mental japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to cultivate receptivity to grace.