Shloka 27
नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्
Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description
किं सागराञ्शोषयामो यमं वा सह किंकरैः । हन्मो मृत्युं महामृत्युं विशेषं वृद्धपद्मजम्
kiṃ sāgarāñśoṣayāmo yamaṃ vā saha kiṃkaraiḥ | hanmo mṛtyuṃ mahāmṛtyuṃ viśeṣaṃ vṛddhapadmajam
“Cớ sao chúng ta phải làm khô cạn các đại dương, hay còn đánh hạ Diêm Vương cùng bọn tùy tùng? Thà rằng hãy diệt chính Tử Thần—Mahāmṛtyu—và đặc biệt là đấng sinh từ hoa sen đã già ấy (Phạm Thiên).”
Shiva’s fierce Rudra-forms (collective utterance) as narrated by Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: mahamrityunjaya
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: Mahāmṛtyu motif (overpowering death principle) evoked; hyperbolic threat against cosmic regulators (Yama, Brahmā).
FAQs
The verse asserts Rudra’s supremacy over all limiting powers—especially death—implying that refuge in Shiva (Pati) transcends fear, fate, and mortality, guiding the soul toward liberation rather than mere worldly victory.
It highlights Saguna Shiva’s sovereign power as Rudra: the devotee approaches the Linga as the living presence of the Lord who subdues Yama and the forces of dissolution, granting protection and ultimately freedom from the bondage of death.
Meditate on Shiva as the conqueror of death through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and, where appropriate, Mahāmṛtyuñjaya-focused worship with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of detachment and divine protection.