Shloka 13
नन्दिकेशावतारवर्णनम् (Nandikeśa Avatāra Varṇanam) — “Account of the Descent/Origin of Nandikeśvara”
तस्मादयोनिजे पुत्रे मृत्युहीने प्रयत्नतः । परित्यजाशां विप्रेन्द्र गृहाणात्मक्षमं सुतम्
tasmādayonije putre mṛtyuhīne prayatnataḥ | parityajāśāṃ viprendra gṛhāṇātmakṣamaṃ sutam
پس اے برہمنوں کے سردار! پوری کوشش سے ایسے بیٹے کو پاؤ جو ایونیج ہو اور موت سے پاک ہو۔ دنیوی آرزو چھوڑ کر اُس بیٹے کو قبول کرو جو نفس کے لائق اور موکش کے راستے کی رہنمائی کرنے والا ہو۔
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It urges renunciation of worldly expectations and points to the ‘deathless son’ as the inner, spiritual attainment—devotion and Self-knowledge under Shiva’s grace—leading beyond mortality toward moksha.
By shifting focus from perishable outcomes to the imperishable, it aligns worship with Shiva as both Saguna (approached through Linga-pūjā) and the gateway to the Nirguna reality—where the devotee seeks liberation rather than mere worldly gain.
A practical takeaway is disciplined Shiva-upāsanā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a vow of vairāgya—using worship to dissolve desire and cultivate liberation-oriented devotion.