Shloka 18

नन्दिकेश्वरशिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्

The Māhātmya of the Nandikeśvara Śiva-liṅga

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा महेशवचनं सा साध्वी द्विजकामिनी । ददर्श शांकरं रूपमानन्दजनकं शुभम्

Transliteration

śrutvā maheśavacanaṃ sā sādhvī dvijakāminī | dadarśa śāṃkaraṃ rūpamānandajanakaṃ śubham

Translation

Setelah mendengar kata-kata Mahesha, wanita Brahmin yang suci itu pun melihat rupa Śaṅkara yang mulia lagi membawa lahirnya ānanda rohani.

Word by Word

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु, धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Kṛdanta), त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)

• maheśa-vacanam: Mahēśa’s words
• maheśa-vacanam: Karma (कर्म/Object of hearing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśa (महेश, प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (वचन, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa: 'Mahēśa's words'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sādhvī: the virtuous woman
• sādhvī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvī (साध्वी, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य-सम्बन्धे (appositional noun)

• dvija-kāminī: the brāhmaṇa’s wife
• dvija-kāminī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (द्विज, प्रातिपदिक) + kāminī (कामिनी, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa: 'wife/beloved of a brāhmaṇa'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश्, धातु)
• Form: तिङन्त, लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śāṃkaram: Śaṅkara’s / pertaining to Śaṅkara
• śāṃkaram: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāṃkara (शांकर, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective); पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग? (agreeing with rūpam neuter in sense; form is accusative singular), द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (रूप, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ānanda-janakam: bliss-producing
• ānanda-janakam: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ānanda (आनन्द, प्रातिपदिक) + janaka (जनक, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa: 'producing bliss'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with rūpam)

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (शुभ, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with rūpam)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a Shaiva Siddhanta pattern: śravaṇa (hearing the Lord’s teaching) ripens the soul’s devotion, and by Shiva’s grace it culminates in darśana of His auspicious, bliss-bestowing (ānanda-janaka) form.

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

It affirms Saguna worship: the devotee encounters Shiva in a perceivable, auspicious form. In Kotirudra contexts (Jyotirlinga-oriented), such darśana parallels the devotee’s experience of Shiva’s presence through the Linga—Shiva making Himself accessible through a sacred form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śravaṇa and smaraṇa: listen to Shiva-kathā and contemplate Shiva’s auspicious form while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” seeking inner steadiness and grace-born bliss.