The statement of Nandikeśvara - Verse 55
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 71.55
Sanskrit Original
धर्मनिष्ठाश च ते सर्वे श्रौतस्मार्तविधौ स्थिताः। तथापि यजमानेन रौद्रेणोपसदा प्रभुम। रुद्रमिष्ट्वा यथान्यायं जेष्यामो दैत्यसत्तमान।।
dharmaniṣṭhāś ca te sarve śrautasmārtavidhau sthitāḥ| tathāpi yajamānena raudreṇopasadā prabhum| rudramiṣṭvā yathānyāyaṃ jeṣyāmo daityasattamān||
Sūta said:: Moreover, all of them abide by their Dharmas. They adhere to the injunctions of Śruti and Smṛti. Still we shall worship Rudra by performing the rite of Upasad pertaining to that lord and become victorious over the excellent Daityas. Excepting the sole lord, the three-eyed deity, who else is competent to destroy the Tripuras? They are well protected by Maya along with Tārakākṣa. They have the sole lustre of crystals and they are well stationed in themselves.