by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	nandeeSam vandE sadA ||	I bow to Lord Nandikesava.
A.P.	vandAru bhaktajanA nandakaram anavaratam vAmadEva bhakta varam sAmagAna kaLAnidhim ||	He gives happiness to devotees. He is ardent devotee of Lord Siva. He is treasure-house of Samaveda Music.
C	para SivatAnDava kAlE murajArava sammOdam muraLee gAnAmruta pulakita kAyam varadam sarigamapadani saptasvara rishabha priyam karadhruta vEtram svEta su gAtram parama pavitram ||	He pleased Lord Siva by playing drum in ecstasy at the time of Siva's ecstatic "Tandava Dance". Murali's music thrills him. He bestows boons. Rishabhapriya Raga with all seven notes is dear to him. He always holds a cane . Nandi has beautiful white body. He is very pious.