Shloka 1
Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda
Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace
नंदिकेश्वर उवाच । तत्रांतरे तौ च नाथं प्रणम्य विधिमाधवौ । बद्धांजलिपुटौ तूष्णीं तस्थतुर्दक्षवामगौ
naṃdikeśvara uvāca | tatrāṃtare tau ca nāthaṃ praṇamya vidhimādhavau | baddhāṃjalipuṭau tūṣṇīṃ tasthaturdakṣavāmagau
นันทิเกศวรกล่าวว่า—ในกาลนั้น พระพรหมผู้ทรงบัญญัติและมาธวะ (พระวิษณุ) ได้ถวายบังคมแด่พระนาถา แล้วประนมมือยืนนิ่งสงบ—องค์หนึ่งอยู่เบื้องขวา อีกองค์อยู่เบื้องซ้าย।
Nandikeshvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Nandī narrates the posture of Brahmā and Viṣṇu after bowing to Śiva—standing silently at right and left—signaling restored order after the Liṅgodbhava dispute and the recognition of Śiva’s supremacy.
Significance: Embodies the ideal of humility (praṇāma) and mauna (silence) before the Pati; a model for devotees approaching the liṅga with reverence and restraint.
FAQs
It underscores Shiva’s supreme lordship (Pati) and the ideal posture of devotion: even exalted deities like Brahma and Vishnu approach Him with humility, silence, and folded hands—signs of inner surrender that Shaiva Siddhanta treats as foundational to grace (anugraha).
The scene models Saguna worship—approaching the Lord as a present, personal Master worthy of pranama and añjali. In Linga-worship, the same attitude is enacted through respectful circumambulation, stillness of mind, and reverent offering before the Linga as Shiva’s accessible form.
Practice añjali and inner mauna (silence) before Shiva—stand or sit steadily, bow, and mentally offer surrender; this can be paired with quiet japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a contemplative act of reverence.