नंदिकेश्वर उवाच । विहितः स्यदनः सज्जस्ततोस्तु विजयोदयः । अष्टौ कंठीरवा यत्र यत्रोक्ष्णामष्टकं शुभम्
naṃdikeśvara uvāca | vihitaḥ syadanaḥ sajjastatostu vijayodayaḥ | aṣṭau kaṃṭhīravā yatra yatrokṣṇāmaṣṭakaṃ śubham
نندیکیشور نے کہا: “رتھ کو شاستری ودھی کے مطابق تیار کر کے آمادہ رکھو؛ اسی سے فتح اور اقبال کا ظہور ہوگا۔ جہاں آٹھ شیر ہوں، اور جہاں آٹھ بیلوں کا مبارک گروہ ہو…”
Nandīkeśvara
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Implied) attendants/gaṇas; narrative audience
Scene: Nandīkeśvara, authoritative and calm, instructs attendants to ready a divine chariot; around the chariot are emblematic groups—eight lions and eight bulls—arranged symmetrically like guardians of directions.
Right preparation aligned with dharma is portrayed as the foundation for victory; sacred symbolism marks auspicious power.
The verse is within the Kāśī tīrtha narrative; it hints at a marked sacred locale identified by emblematic ‘eight lions’ and ‘eight bulls’.
No formal rite; it gives an instruction to prepare (vihita/sajja) the chariot—an action within the unfolding sacred episode.