Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 65

कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्

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Devanagari script

न मद्भंगो हे शैलेन्द्रकन्यया नन्दिकेश्वर । सा च मे धर्मतो माता यथेमास्सर्वसंमताः

Transliteration

na madbhaṃgo he śailendrakanyayā nandikeśvara | sā ca me dharmato mātā yathemāssarvasaṃmatāḥ

Translation

“Wahai Nandikeśvara, tiada penghinaan bagiku kerana puteri Gunung itu. Menurut dharma, dialah ibuku, sebagaimana semua yang dimuliakan ini juga mengakui.”

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय; negation ‘not’

• मत्: my
• मत्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; enclitic base in compound ‘my’

• भङ्गः: breaking/violation
• भङ्गः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• हे: O
• हे: सम्बोधन (Vocative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हे (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनसूचक-अव्यय; vocative particle

• शैलेन्द्रकन्यया: by the mountain-king’s daughter
• शैलेन्द्रकन्यया: करण/कर्ता (Instrument/agent in implied action)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘by the daughter of the lord of mountains (Pārvatī)’

• नन्दिकेश्वर: O Nandikeśvara
• नन्दिकेश्वर: सम्बोधन (Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; karmadhāraya ‘Nandi who is lord’ (proper name)

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘she’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय; ‘and’

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; enclitic ‘my/to me’ (here: ‘my’)

• धर्मतः: rightfully, by dharma
• धर्मतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धर्मतः (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय; adverb ‘according to dharma/rightfully’

• माता: mother
• माता: कर्ता/विशेष्य (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• यथा: as
• यथा: सम्बन्ध (Comparative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय; ‘as/just as’

• इमाः: these
• इमाः: कर्ता (Subject of implied ‘are’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘these (women)’

• सर्वसंमताः: approved by all
• सर्वसंमताः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + संमत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from सम्+मन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘approved by all’ (agreeing with इमाः)

Speaker

Lord Śiva (addressing Nandikeśvara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Nandi

FAQs

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

Śiva models dharmic humility: even when a situation could be seen as insulting, he reframes it through dharma and reverence for Śakti (Pārvatī), showing that spiritual greatness includes restraint, honor, and right relationship.

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

In Saguna worship, devotees approach Śiva as the compassionate Lord who embodies dharma; this verse highlights his relational aspect with Pārvatī (Śakti) and his devotee Nandī, reinforcing that Linga-worship is not abstract alone but grounded in devotion, conduct, and honoring Śiva-Śakti unity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate śiva-bhāva (Śiva-like composure) during japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” pairing mantra with dharmic restraint—avoiding offense, honoring the divine feminine, and maintaining humility like Nandī’s service-attitude.