Shloka 43

Adhyaya 44: Nandikesvara’s Manifestation and Abhisheka; The Rule of Namaskara in Shiva-Nama

Devanagari script

रथश् च हेमच्छत्रं च चन्द्रबिंबसमप्रभम् अद्यापि सदृशः कश्चिन् मया नास्ति विभुः क्वचित्

Transliteration

rathaś ca hemacchatraṃ ca candrabiṃbasamaprabham adyāpi sadṛśaḥ kaścin mayā nāsti vibhuḥ kvacit

Translation

रथश्च हेमच्छत्रं च चन्द्रबिम्बसमप्रभम्; अद्यापि मया सदृशः कश्चिद् विभुः क्वचित् नास्ति।

Word by Word

• रथः: chariot

• च: and

• हेमच्छत्रम्: golden parasol

• च: and

• चन्द्रबिंब-सम-प्रभम्: having splendour equal to the moon’s disc

• अद्यापि: even today/now also

• सदृशः: equal, comparable

• कश्चित्: anyone

• मया: by me/to me (in my view)

• नास्ति: there is not

• विभुः: mighty lord, sovereign

• क्वचित्: anywhere

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a quoted boast within the story; contextual speaker: a proud ruler/overlord)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It contrasts external emblems of power (chariot, golden parasol) with true sovereignty, implying that Linga-bhakti requires humility and turning from ego-based dominion toward Pati (Shiva).

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

By showing the speaker’s boast as limited and comparative, it indirectly points to Shiva-tattva as incomparable—Pati is not measured by worldly splendour but is the absolute Lord beyond all “equals.”

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is ego-purification central to Pashupata discipline: reducing ahamkara (a pasha) so the pashu (soul) can become fit for Shiva-puja and inner surrender.