Shloka 45

नन्दिकेश्वरोत्पत्तिः — Nandikesvara’s Origin, Shiva’s Boons, and the Rise of Sacred Rivers

Devanagari script

तस्याभिषिक्तस्य तदा प्रवृत्ता स्रोतसा भृशम् यस्मात् सुवर्णान्निःसृत्य नद्येषा सम्प्रवर्तते

Transliteration

tasyābhiṣiktasya tadā pravṛttā srotasā bhṛśam yasmāt suvarṇānniḥsṛtya nadyeṣā sampravartate

Translation

当祂受灌顶沐浴（abhiṣeka）之时，顿有强猛水流奔涌而出；由那灌沐之力，水色如金而流，这条河遂充盈奔行——为可见之瑞相，显明主宰帕提（Pati）解脱被缚众生（paśu）脱离系缚（pāśa）。

Word by Word

• tasya: of him/that (Lord/Liṅga)

• abhiṣiktasya: of the one who has been anointed

• tadā: then

• pravṛttā: set in motion/arose

• srotasā: with a stream/current

• bhṛśam: intensely, greatly

• yasmāt: from which/wherefrom

• suvarṇāt: from gold/as gold

• niḥsṛtya: flowing out, issuing forth

• nadī: river

• eṣā: this

• sampravartate: begins to flow fully, comes into operation

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It presents abhiṣeka not merely as ritual bathing but as a theophany: the Lord’s grace becomes a tangible, purifying flow, establishing abhiṣeka as a world-sanctifying act in Liṅga-pūjā.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva appears as Pati whose śakti manifests outwardly as an unstoppable stream—grace that purifies and liberates the paśu from pāśa, turning worship into a channel of transformation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Liṅga-abhiṣeka is central: continuous offering (dhārā) and reverent bathing, implying inner purification aligned with Pāśupata discipline—steadiness, surrender, and devotion (bhakti) to the Pati.