Shloka 43

नन्दिकेश्वरोत्पत्तिः — Nandikesvara’s Origin, Shiva’s Boons, and the Rise of Sacred Rivers

Devanagari script

कुण्डले च शुभे दिव्ये वज्रवैडूर्यभूषिते आबबन्ध महादेवः स्वयमेव महेश्वरः

Transliteration

kuṇḍale ca śubhe divye vajravaiḍūryabhūṣite ābabandha mahādevaḥ svayameva maheśvaraḥ

Translation

कुण्डले च शुभे दिव्ये वज्रवैडूर्यभूषिते । आबबन्ध महादेवः स्वयमेव महेश्वरः ॥

Word by Word

• कुण्डले: earrings

• च: and

• शुभे: auspicious

• दिव्ये: divine, celestial

• वज्र: diamond (adamantine gem)

• वैडूर्य: vaidūrya (cat’s-eye / beryl-like gem)

• भूषिते: adorned, ornamented

• आबबन्ध: fastened on, tied, put on

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (the Great God)

• स्वयम् एव: by Himself alone, personally

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (the Supreme Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga account to the sages, contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It highlights Mahadeva’s self-manifest sovereignty: the Lord who is worshiped as the Linga (Pati) is complete in Himself, yet assumes a gracious, worshipable form—supporting devotional upacāras (offerings) in Linga-pūjā.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is shown as Svatantra (independent) and self-sufficient—He adorns Himself without reliance on another—signaling Pati-tattva, the supreme controller distinct from bound souls (paśu) and bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It implies pūjā-vidhi through iconographic upacāras (ornament-offering and beautification of the deity), reinforcing disciplined devotion that supports Pāśupata-oriented purification of the paśu through reverent service to Pati.