Shloka 59
नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्
Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description
सान्वयं मां गृहीत्वेशस्ततस्सम्बन्धिबान्धवैः । आरुह्य वृषमीशानो गतो देव्या निजं गृहम्
sānvayaṃ māṃ gṛhītveśastatassambandhibāndhavaiḥ | āruhya vṛṣamīśāno gato devyā nijaṃ gṛham
ต่อมาอีศานทรงรับข้าพเจ้าพร้อมวงศ์ตระกูล และเหล่าญาติสนิทมิตรสหาย แล้วเสด็จขึ้นพฤษภพาหนะ มุ่งสู่เรือนของพระเทวีเอง
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Saguna Shiva’s compassionate, relational aspect: the Lord sanctifies worldly ties by moving with devotees and kin, showing that dharmic household life can be a valid path when centered on Shiva and Shakti.
The verse depicts Shiva in a personal, worshipable form (Īśāna) with His vahana (the bull), reinforcing Saguna upasana—devotion to Shiva with form—while implying that such devotion ultimately leads the devotee toward the supreme reality Shiva signifies (as Linga).
A practical takeaway is to cultivate bhakti through daily Shiva-smarana and simple worship (e.g., chanting the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), honoring Shiva as the sanctifier of home and family life.