Shloka 62
नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्
Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description
य इदन्नन्दिनो जन्म वरदानन्तथा मम । अभिषेकं विवाहं च शृणुयाच्छ्रावयेत्तथा
ya idannandino janma varadānantathā mama | abhiṣekaṃ vivāhaṃ ca śṛṇuyācchrāvayettathā
నంది జన్మకథను, నా చేత ప్రసాదించిన వరదానాన్ని, అలాగే అతని అభిషేకం మరియు వివాహాన్ని ఎవడు వింటాడో లేదా ఇతరులకు వినిపిస్తాడో, వాడు ధన్యుడగును.
Lord Shiva (phalaśruti-style statement within the narration)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Phalaśruti: śravaṇa/śrāvaṇa of Nandin’s sacred narrative is presented as a merit-producing act that ripens into Śiva’s grace (anugraha) and auspiciousness.
FAQs
This is a phalaśruti teaching that elevates śravaṇa (devotional listening) and śrāvaṇa (making others hear) as powerful acts of bhakti—linking remembrance of Shiva’s grace (boon-giving) and Nandin’s sanctified life to spiritual merit and inner purification.
Nandin is the foremost Śiva-bhakta and attendant of Saguna Shiva; hearing his consecration and marriage is presented as a devotional vrata-like act that strengthens personal relationship with Shiva as the gracious Lord (Pati) who blesses and uplifts devotees.
The implied practice is regular Shiva-kathā śravaṇa/paṭhana—listening, reciting, and sharing this chapter as a devotional observance, especially on Shiva days (e.g., Mahāśivarātri), as an act of bhakti and remembrance of Shiva’s anugraha (grace).