Shloka 41
नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्
Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description
मरुतां च सुता देवी सुयशास्तु मनोहरा । पत्नी सा मेऽभवद्दिव्या मनोनयननन्दिनी
marutāṃ ca sutā devī suyaśāstu manoharā | patnī sā me'bhavaddivyā manonayananandinī
และเทวีสุยศา ธิดาแห่งหมู่มรุต ผู้มีเสน่ห์งดงาม ได้เป็นชายาอันทิพย์ของข้า—ผู้ยังความรื่นรมย์แก่ทั้งใจและดวงตา।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic theme that even celestial relationships unfold under divine order (Śiva as Pati), showing harmony of dharma and grace within the manifested (saguṇa) world.
By describing divine persons and relationships, the verse operates in the saguṇa frame where devotees approach Śiva through form, story, and sacred lineage—supporting devotional contemplation alongside Liṅga worship.
Use the verse for smaraṇa (devotional recollection) before japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady the mind and refine bhakti; no specific bhasma/rudrākṣa rite is explicitly prescribed in this line.