Shloka 28
नन्दिकेश्वरावताराभिषेकविवाहवर्णनम्
Nandikeśvara: Incarnation, Consecration, and Marriage—Description
बद्ध्वेन्द्रं सह देवैश्च विष्णुं वा पार्षदैः सह । आनयामः सुसंकुद्धान्दैत्यान्वा दानवैः सह
baddhvendraṃ saha devaiśca viṣṇuṃ vā pārṣadaiḥ saha | ānayāmaḥ susaṃkuddhāndaityānvā dānavaiḥ saha
“把因陀罗连同诸天缚住——甚至把毗湿奴与其侍从一并缚住——我们将把他们带到此处。否则，在极度震怒之下，我们就把代底耶与达那婆一同带来。”
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shatarudra Samhita account to the sages, reporting the words of hostile forces in the narrative)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
The verse highlights how beings driven by wrath and domination fixate on binding even the highest deities—showing that power without dharma is bondage itself; Shaiva teaching ultimately points beyond such conflict to refuge in Pati (Shiva), the Lord who grants liberation.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna Shiva (worshipped as the Linga) is the supreme governor of all cosmic orders; narratives where even Indra or Vishnu are threatened underscore that devotees should seek stability in Shiva’s grace rather than in shifting worldly or celestial authority.
As an antidote to anger and coercive tendencies depicted here, devotees traditionally take up japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as reminders of restraint, purity, and surrender to Shiva.