Shloka 49

नन्दिकेशावतारवर्णनम् (Nandikeśa Avatāra Varṇanam) — “Account of the Descent/Origin of Nandikeśvara”

Devanagari script

जातकर्मादिकान्येव सर्वाण्यपि चकार मे । शालंकायनपुत्रो वै शिलादः पुत्रवत्सलः

Transliteration

jātakarmādikānyeva sarvāṇyapi cakāra me | śālaṃkāyanaputro vai śilādaḥ putravatsalaḥ

Translation

شالَنکاین کا بیٹا، فرزند سے محبت رکھنے والا شِلاد نے میرے لیے جاتکرم وغیرہ سے لے کر تمام سنسکار ادا کیے۔

Word by Word

• जातकर्मादिकानि: birth-rites and other (rites)
• जातकर्मादिकानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जातकर्म + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (jāta-karma-ādi = birth-rites etc.)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• चकार: did/performed
• चकार: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मे: for me/of me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)/Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शालंकायनपुत्रः: the son of Śālaṃkāyana
• शालंकायनपुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालंकायन + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śālaṃkāyana-putra = son of Śālaṃkāyana)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle), अव्यय

• शिलादः: Śilāda
• शिलादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिलाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• पुत्रवत्सलः: affectionate to his son
• पुत्रवत्सलः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (putra-vatsala = affectionate to (his) son)

Speaker

Nandi (as the son of Śilāda), narrated within Suta Goswami’s discourse to the sages

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga origin; emphasizes gṛhya-saṃskāras as dharmic stabilization (sthiti) within a Śaiva narrative of a divinely-granted child.

Significance: Affirms that Śaiva devotion harmonizes with Vaidika saṃskāra—devotion does not negate dharma; it sanctifies it.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shilada
• Shalankayana

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It presents dharma in the form of samskāras (life-cycle sacraments) as a supportive foundation for Shaiva bhakti—outer purification and right conduct preparing the seeker for devotion to Pati (Shiva) and inner maturity.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By emphasizing proper rites and disciplined household life, the verse shows the traditional Shaiva view that orderly dharma sustains eligibility (adhikāra) for Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā—leading the devotee toward Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is fidelity to prescribed samskāras and daily purity; in a Shaiva context this is commonly paired with steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular worship, even though those are not explicitly named in this verse.