Shloka 33
नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्
Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description
नन्दीश्वर उवाच । एवमुक्ताः शङ्करेण गणपास्सर्व्व एव ते । एवमस्त्विति सम्प्रोच्य सम्भारानाहरंस्ततः
nandīśvara uvāca | evamuktāḥ śaṅkareṇa gaṇapāssarvva eva te | evamastviti samprocya sambhārānāharaṃstataḥ
నందీశ్వరుడు పలికెను—శంకరుడు ఇలా ఆజ్ఞాపించగా ఆ గణనాయకులందరూ “ఏవమస్తు” అని సమ్మతించి, తరువాత అవసరమైన సామగ్రిని సమకూర్చుటకు బయలుదేరిరి।
Nandishvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames the gaṇa-leaders’ obedience to Śaṅkara’s command as part of a larger consecratory/celebratory rite for Nandin.
Significance: Models gaṇa-dharma (service to Śiva) and the Siddhāntic ideal of śivājñā-anusaraṇa (living by the Lord’s ordinance) as a means to receive anugraha.
FAQs
It highlights gaṇa-dharma—devotional obedience to Śiva’s will—showing that spiritual progress in Shaiva tradition is supported by humble service, readiness, and coordinated sacred action under the Lord’s guidance.
By depicting Śiva (Śaṅkara) giving instructions and His attendants collecting worship-implements, it reflects Saguna devotion where the Lord is approached through concrete acts—preparation, offerings, and orderly ritual—often centered on Linga-pūjā.
The takeaway is pūrva-saṃbhāra (proper preparation): gather clean materials for worship, maintain discipline and purity, and perform japa (e.g., the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while preparing offerings as an act of seva.