Shloka 39
नन्दिकेशावतारवर्णनम् (Nandikeśa Avatāra Varṇanam) — “Account of the Descent/Origin of Nandikeśvara”
अवर्षंस्तदा पुष्करावर्तकाद्या जगुः खेचराः किन्नराः सिद्धसाध्या । शिलादात्मजत्वं गते मय्यृषीन्द्रास्समन्ताच्च वृष्टिं व्यधुः कौसुमीं ते
avarṣaṃstadā puṣkarāvartakādyā jaguḥ khecarāḥ kinnarāḥ siddhasādhyā | śilādātmajatvaṃ gate mayyṛṣīndrāssamantācca vṛṣṭiṃ vyadhuḥ kausumīṃ te
तदा पुष्करावर्तकाद्या मेघा अवर्षन्, खेचराः किन्नराः सिद्धसाध्याश्च गगने जगुः। शिलादात्मजत्वं मयि गते, समन्तादृषीन्द्राः कौसुमीं वृष्टिं व्यधुः।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: deva-dundubhi/puṣpa-vṛṣṭi style omen; clouds (Puṣkarāvarta etc.) invoked as cosmic participation
FAQs
It portrays the cosmos responding to Śiva’s gracious descent for His devotee—clouds rain and sages offer पुष्पवृष्टि—signifying that when Pati (the Lord) accepts a devotee’s bond, the universe itself honors that divine compassion.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Śiva taking an accessible form (as Śilāda’s son) so devotees can relate, serve, and worship with love; such divine “manifestation” is the same principle by which the Linga becomes a tangible focus for devotion and grace.
The imagery supports devotional upacāras: stotra-gāna (hymn-singing) and puṣpārpaṇa (offering flowers) to Śiva/Śiva-liṅga, done with bhakti as a simple, effective sādhana.