Shloka 28

नन्दिकेशावतारवर्णनम् (Nandikeśa Avatāra Varṇanam) — “Account of the Descent/Origin of Nandikeśvara”

Devanagari script

ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्देवदेवस्त्रिलोचनः । वरदोऽस्मीति तम्प्राह शिलादं मुनिपुंगवम्

Transliteration

tataḥ prasanno bhagavāndevadevastrilocanaḥ | varado'smīti tamprāha śilādaṃ munipuṃgavam

Translation

అప్పుడు దేవదేవుడు, త్రినేత్రుడు అయిన భగవాన్ శివుడు ప్రసన్నుడై మునిశ్రేష్ఠుడు శిలాదునితో పలికెను— “నేను వరదాతను; నీకు వరం ఇస్తాను।”

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-प्रभवम् अव्यय (adverb: then/thereupon)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् भगवान् इति

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवदेवः: God of gods
• देवदेवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—देव-देव (तत्पुरुषः: ‘god of gods’)

• त्रिलोचनः: the three-eyed one
• त्रिलोचनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—त्रिलोचन (बहुव्रीहिः: ‘he who has three eyes’)

• वरदः: giver of boons
• वरदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—वर-द (तत्पुरुषः: ‘giver of boons’)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शिलादम्: Śilāda
• शिलादम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिलाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मुनिपुंगवम्: the foremost of sages
• मुनिपुंगवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to शिलादम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—मुनि-पुंगव (तत्पुरुषः: ‘bull among sages’ = best of sages)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Trilocana)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: वरदोऽस्मीति

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shilada

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when the Lord is pleased, He openly becomes “varada”—the bestower of spiritual and worldly boons—showing that liberation-oriented blessings arise from divine compassion responding to sincere tapas and devotion.

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

The verse presents Śiva in a personal (saguṇa) mode—Trilocana, Deva of devas—who responds to a devotee. Linga-worship similarly approaches the transcendent Lord through an accessible form, inviting His grace and boon-bestowing presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to cultivate devotion and austerity that please Śiva—such as daily Linga-pūjā with pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) application, and Rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa—seeking His anugraha rather than mere display of ritual.