Shloka 32
नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्
Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description
सर्वे प्रीत्याभिषिञ्चध्वं मद्गणानां गतिम्पतिम् । अद्यप्रभृति युष्माकमयं नन्दीश्वरः प्रभुः
sarve prītyābhiṣiñcadhvaṃ madgaṇānāṃ gatimpatim | adyaprabhṛti yuṣmākamayaṃ nandīśvaraḥ prabhuḥ
พวกเจ้าทั้งหลายจงทำพิธีอภิเษกด้วยความปีติแด่ผู้เป็นผู้นำทางและเจ้าแห่งคณะคณะของเรา ตั้งแต่วันนี้เป็นต้นไป นันทีศวรผู้นี้จักเป็นนายเหนือพวกเจ้า
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
Śiva establishes Nandī as the divinely appointed leader of His gaṇas, teaching that devotion (bhakti) and rightful consecration (abhiṣeka) align the community under Pati (the Lord) through His foremost servant—an expression of orderly, grace-filled Shaiva dharma.
In Saguna worship, honoring Śiva’s attendants—especially Nandī, who stands at the threshold of the sanctum—supports proper approach to the Liṅga: reverence, humility, and devotion before receiving Śiva’s grace.
It points to abhiṣeka (ceremonial anointing) performed with devotion; as a takeaway, devotees may begin Liṅga-pūjā by offering respectful salutations to Nandī and then proceeding with mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).