Shloka 19

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

एतत्पञ्चनदं नाम शिवपृष्ठतमं शुभम् । जपेश्वरसमीपे तु पवित्रं परमं मुने

Transliteration

etatpañcanadaṃ nāma śivapṛṣṭhatamaṃ śubham | japeśvarasamīpe tu pavitraṃ paramaṃ mune

Translation

Tempat yang bertuah ini dinamakan Pañcanada, paling suci dan amat dikasihi oleh Dewa Śiva. Di dekat Japeśvara, ia menjadi penyuci yang tertinggi, wahai resi.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/object as complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पञ्चनदम्)

• पञ्चनदम्: Pañcanada (the five-river place)
• पञ्चनदम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + नद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable used to indicate ‘by name/indeed’)

• शिवपृष्ठतमम्: most dear/closest to Śiva (lit. most on Śiva's back)
• शिवपृष्ठतमम्: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + पृष्ठ + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• जपेश्वरसमीपे: near Japeśvara
• जपेश्वरसमीपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जपेश्वर + समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• पवित्रम्: holy
• पवित्रम्: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Pañcanada is declared ‘most dear to Śiva’ and ‘supremely purifying’ due to its proximity to Japeśvara; the sanctity is kṣetra-based (place-power) rather than Jyotirliṅga enumeration.

Significance: Residence/visit and bathing near Japeśvara at Pañcanada removes impurity (mala) and supports Śiva-bhakti practices (japa, pūjā).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Japesvara

FAQs

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

It glorifies Pañcanada as a supremely purifying Shiva-tirtha, teaching that proximity to Shiva’s sacred presence (kshetra) supports inner cleansing and devotion, a key Shaiva path toward grace (anugraha) and liberation.

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

By praising the area near Japeśvara, it implies a locale of Saguna Shiva worship—typically centered on a Shiva-linga—where devotees gain merit through darśana, japa, and reverent pilgrimage in Shiva’s sanctified field.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Pilgrimage with Shiva-japa (especially the Panchakshara ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’), coupled with simple tirtha observances—purificatory bath, linga-darśana, and offering water—fits the verse’s emphasis on supreme sanctity near Japeśvara.