Shloka 13

नन्दिकेश्वरशिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्

The Māhātmya of the Nandikeśvara Śiva-liṅga

Devanagari script

तदा सा भयसंत्रस्ता बहुवारं शिवेति च । बभाषे स्नेहतस्तन्वी द्विजपत्नी शिवाश्रया

Transliteration

tadā sā bhayasaṃtrastā bahuvāraṃ śiveti ca | babhāṣe snehatastanvī dvijapatnī śivāśrayā

Translation

ครั้นนั้น นางพราหมณีผู้บอบบางหวาดกลัวยิ่งนัก ได้พึ่งพระศิวะเป็นที่พำนัก แล้วกล่าวคำว่า “ศิวะ” ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าด้วยความรักและศรัทธาจากใจ

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भय-संत्रस्ता: terrified with fear
• भय-संत्रस्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक) + संत्रस्त (कृदन्त; त्रस् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः: भयेन संत्रस्ता (instrumental-relation)

• बहु-वारम्: many times
• बहु-वारम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण; द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• बभाषे: spoke
• बभाषे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• स्नेहतः: out of affection
• स्नेहतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) = स्नेहात्/स्नेहतः ‘out of affection’

• तन्वी: slender (woman)
• तन्वी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तन्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• द्विज-पत्नी: the brahmin’s wife
• द्विज-पत्नी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः: द्विजस्य पत्नी

• शिव-आश्रया: having Śiva as her refuge
• शिव-आश्रया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक) → आश्रया (स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः: शिवः आश्रयः यस्याः/या (having Śiva as refuge)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śiveti

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) through nāma-smaraṇa—repeating “Śiva” with devotion—showing that even in fear, turning the mind to Pati (Śiva) becomes a direct support for protection and inner steadiness.

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

By repeatedly invoking “Śiva,” the devotee approaches Saguna Śiva through name and remembrance; in Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s devotional frame, such invocation naturally aligns with Jyotirliṅga/Liṅga-bhakti as a concrete refuge for the mind.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa and nāma-smaraṇa—mentally or verbally repeating “Śiva” or the Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’—especially during distress, as a quick, Shaiva-approved meditative refuge.