Shloka 19

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

एतत्पञ्चनदं नाम शिवपृष्ठतमं शुभम् । जपेश्वरसमीपे तु पवित्रं परमं मुने

Transliteration

etatpañcanadaṃ nāma śivapṛṣṭhatamaṃ śubham | japeśvarasamīpe tu pavitraṃ paramaṃ mune

Translation

ఈ శుభ తీర్థం ‘పంచనద’ అనే నామంతో ప్రసిద్ధి, శివునికి అత్యంత ప్రియమైనది, పరమ పవిత్రమైనది. మునీ, జపేశ్వర సమీపంలో ఇది అత్యుత్తమంగా పవనమిచ్చేది.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/object as complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पञ्चनदम्)

• पञ्चनदम्: Pañcanada (the five-river place)
• पञ्चनदम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + नद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable used to indicate ‘by name/indeed’)

• शिवपृष्ठतमम्: most dear/closest to Śiva (lit. most on Śiva's back)
• शिवपृष्ठतमम्: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + पृष्ठ + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• जपेश्वरसमीपे: near Japeśvara
• जपेश्वरसमीपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जपेश्वर + समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• पवित्रम्: holy
• पवित्रम्: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Pañcanada is declared ‘most dear to Śiva’ and ‘supremely purifying’ due to its proximity to Japeśvara; the sanctity is kṣetra-based (place-power) rather than Jyotirliṅga enumeration.

Significance: Residence/visit and bathing near Japeśvara at Pañcanada removes impurity (mala) and supports Śiva-bhakti practices (japa, pūjā).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Japesvara

FAQs

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

It glorifies Pañcanada as a supremely purifying Shiva-tirtha, teaching that proximity to Shiva’s sacred presence (kshetra) supports inner cleansing and devotion, a key Shaiva path toward grace (anugraha) and liberation.

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

By praising the area near Japeśvara, it implies a locale of Saguna Shiva worship—typically centered on a Shiva-linga—where devotees gain merit through darśana, japa, and reverent pilgrimage in Shiva’s sanctified field.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Pilgrimage with Shiva-japa (especially the Panchakshara ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’), coupled with simple tirtha observances—purificatory bath, linga-darśana, and offering water—fits the verse’s emphasis on supreme sanctity near Japeśvara.