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Lord Siva became Nandisvara Hil
In Nandagrama Lord Siva has taken the form of Nandisva hill,where Nanda Maharaja build his palace.Some Brijabasis and Vaisnavas sometimes take stone from Nandisvara hill and paint Siva tilaka on them and worship them as Lord Siva.
Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura has given us a beautiful prayer in his Stavamrta Lahari:
Nandisvarastakam No photo description available.
Author: Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
Book Name: Stavamrta Lahari
Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS:
(1)
sākṣān mahattama-mahā-ghana-cid-vilāsa-
puñjaḥ svayaḿ śikhari-śekharatām upetaḥ
yatreśvaraḥ sa khalu nandati yena veti
nandīśvaraḥ sa mada-manda-mudaḿ dadhātu
(2)
brahmāṇḍa-vapra-gata-loka-nikāya-śasya-
santarpi kṛṣṇa-caritāmṛta-nirjharāḍhyaḥ
parjanya-santati-sukhāspada-pūrvako yo
nandīśvaraḥ sa mada-manda-mudaḿ dadhātu
(3)
yat-saubhagaḿ bhagavatā dharaṇī-bhṛtāpi
na prāpyate sura-giriḥ sa hi ko varākaḥ
nandaḥ svayaḿ vasati yatra sa-putra-dāro
nandīśvaraḥ sa mada-manda-mudaḿ dadhātu
(4)
yatra vrajādhipa-purā-pratima-prakāśa-
prāsāda-mūrdha-kalaśopari-nṛtya-rańgī
barhīkṣyate bhuvi jayadhvaja-ketu-bhūto
nandīśvaraḥ sa mada-manda-mudaḿ dadhātu
(5)
yac chṛńga-sańgata-sugandha-śilādhirūḍhaḥ
kṛṣṇaḥ satṛṣṇa-nayanaḥ parito vrajābjam
ālokyate dvi-ṣaḍ-udāra-dālāṭavīs tā
nandīśvaraḥ sa mada-manda-mudaḿ dadhātu
(6)
jigye yadīya-taṭa-rāji-saroja-rāji-
saurabhya-mañjula-saro-jala-śīkareṇa
trailokya-varti-vara-tīrtha-yaśo rasaughair
nandīśvaraḥ sa mada-manda-mudaḿ dadhātu
(7)
yat-tīra-sańgi-pavanair abhimṛśyamānāḥ
syuḥ pāvanā api janāḥ sva-daśāḿ pareṣām
sā pāvanākhya-sarasī yadu-patya-kāyāḿ
nandīśvaraḥ sa mada-manda-mudaḿ dadhātu
(8)
kṛṣṇākhyam asti mahad-ujjvala-nīla-ratnaḿ
sūte tad eva vasu tat svabhuvaiva dṛṣṭam
tal labhyate sukṛtinaiva yadīya-sānau
nandīśvaraḥ sa mada-manda-mudaḿ dadhātu
(9)
durvāsanā-śata-vṛto'pi bhavat-prayatnaḥ
padyāṣṭakaḿ paṭhati yaḥ śikharīśa tubhyam
kṛṣṇāńghri-padya-rasa eva sadā sa-tṛṣṇam
etaḿ janaḿ kuru guru-praṇayaḿ dadhānam
TRANSLATION
1) May Nandisvara Hill, where the Supreme Personality of Godhead, crowned with a peacock feather and splendid as a monsoon cloud, enjoyer of pastimes, delight me.
2) May Nandisvara Hill, rich with the nectar rivers of Krsna's pastimes that please the grass of the living entities in the world, and previously the place of happiness for a great monsoon cloud, delight me.
3) With his son and wife King Nanda lived on Nandisvara Hill. The good-fortune of Nandisvara Hill was never attained by any other mountain. What is tiny Mount Meru in comparison to it? May Nandisvara Hill delight me.
4) May Nandisvara Hill, where the king of Vraja had his capitol of splendid palaces with spires and domes where a peacock could be seen happily dancing among the colourful victory flags, delight me.
5) Krsna sometimes climbs its aromatic summit and sits on a rock, gazing out with thirsty eyes at the twelve forests that are the great petals of the Vrajabhumi lotus spread beneath Him. May Nandisvara Hill delight me.
6) May Nandisvara Hill, which by sprinkling the nectar waters of it's lakes fragrant with lotus flowers defeats the glory of the most exalted holy places in the three worlds, delight me.
7) May Nandisvarah Hill, which has at its base a lake named Pavana that purifies and liberates all its touches with the purifying breeze from its shore, delight me.
8) May Nandisvara Hill, which has at its peak a great and splendid sapphire treasure named Krsna, which was seen by the demigod Brahma, and which may be gotten by the most pious person, delight me.
9) O Nandisvara Hill, O king of mountains, please be kind to they who try to glorify you by reading these prayers.
This lotusfoot print below is from Sri Krsna it is on a hill outside of Nanda grama village, please go and see it and touch it and pay obaisences to it ,please do perfect your life and visit Sri Vraja and visit Nandagrama and learn about Nandagrama and its many holy places

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