Shloka 36

नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्

Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description

Devanagari script

ततो विष्णुस्ततश्शक्रो लोकपालास्तथैव च । ऋषयस्तुष्टुवुश्चैव पितामहपुरोगमाः

Transliteration

tato viṣṇustataśśakro lokapālāstathaiva ca | ṛṣayastuṣṭuvuścaiva pitāmahapurogamāḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ Viṣṇu, rồi đến Śakra (Indra), cùng các vị Hộ Thế và các bậc ṛṣi, đều tán thán Rudra–Śiva, với Pitāmaha (Brahmā) đứng đầu.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), उपपद/क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘thereupon/then’

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘then/thereafter’

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• lokapālāḥ: guardians of the worlds
• lokapālāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa): लोकानां पालाः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण: ‘thus/likewise’

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle) अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

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

• pitāmaha-purogamāḥ: with Pitāmaha (Brahmā) in the lead
• pitāmaha-purogamāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pitāmaha + puro-gama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: ‘येषां पितामहः पुरोगमः’ (having Pitāmaha/Brahmā as leader); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying) ऋषयः/लोकपालाः etc.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A universal stuti scene: Viṣṇu, Indra, lokapālas, and ṛṣis praise Rudra-Śiva after the consecratory act; not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga locale.

Significance: Encourages communal stotra as a means of aligning all powers (devas, guardians, sages) under Śiva’s grace and protection.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Indra
• Brahma
• Lokapalas
• Rishis

FAQs

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

It shows that even the highest cosmic authorities—Viṣṇu, Indra, the Lokapālas, and the ṛṣis—recognize Rudra-Śiva as the supreme refuge and therefore offer stuti, illustrating humility and God-centered order (Pati as the ultimate Lord).

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

The act of collective praise reflects Saguna-upāsanā: approaching Śiva through name, form, and glorification. In Shiva Purana practice, such stuti naturally culminates in Linga-worship as the accessible, worshipful embodiment of Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recitation of Śiva-stuti with bhakti—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—is the implied takeaway; it may be paired with traditional Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steady devotion.