Shloka 49
नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्
Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description
सदाहन्तव नन्दीश सन्तुष्टोऽस्मि गणेश्वर । देव्या च सहितो वत्स शृणु मे परमं वचः
sadāhantava nandīśa santuṣṭo'smi gaṇeśvara | devyā ca sahito vatsa śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ
Hỡi Nandīśa, người luôn thân thiết với Ta—bậc chúa tể giữa các Gaṇa—Ta đã hoan hỷ. Này con yêu, cùng với Nữ Thần, hãy nghe lời tối thượng của Ta.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who becomes pleased by devotion and then gives “parama vacaḥ”—authoritative guidance that leads the devotee toward right worship and liberation-oriented life.
By depicting Śiva speaking personally—together with Devī—it emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s grace: the Lord responds to devotion, instructs His attendants, and thereby establishes the living tradition of worship (including Linga-centered devotion) through divine command and example.
Śravaṇa (reverent listening) is central: receiving Śiva’s teaching with humility. As a Shaiva takeaway, one may pair this with daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and attentive listening/recitation of Śiva Purāṇa passages.