The illustrious Nandi stood there obeying the great god, shining with his own energy and armed with a lance that resembled a flame of fire.
नन्दी च भगवांस्तत्र देवस्यानुमते स्थितः। प्रगृह्य ज्वलितं शूलं दीप्यमानः स्वतेजसा॥