Shloka 46
नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्
Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description
एवं कृतविवाहोऽहं तया पत्न्या महामुने । पादौ ववन्दे शम्भोश्च शिवाया ब्रह्मणो हरेः
evaṃ kṛtavivāho'haṃ tayā patnyā mahāmune | pādau vavande śambhośca śivāyā brahmaṇo hareḥ
Demikianlah, setelah perkahwinanku dengan isteri itu disempurnakan menurut tatacara, wahai maha muni, aku bersujud pada kaki Śambhu (Śiva) dan Śivā (Dewi Ilahi), serta pada kaki Brahmā dan Hari (Viṣṇu) juga.
A narrator-devotee speaking to a great sage within the Shatarudra Saṃhitā dialogue (disciple addressing a Mahāmuni)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that life transitions (like marriage) should be sanctified by surrender—bowing at the divine feet—placing one’s household life under dharma and devotion, with Śiva-Śivā as the highest refuge in a Shaiva Siddhanta spirit.
Bowing to Śambhu points to Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva through reverence and personal relationship. In practice, this is mirrored by bowing before the Śiva-liṅga, offering water/flowers, and concluding worship with namaskāra at the Lord’s feet.
A simple takeaway is daily namaskāra with Panchākṣarī japa—mentally bowing while repeating “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and (where customary) wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra as outward supports for inner humility and remembrance.