Shiva Purana
ईश्वरश्च कथं जातो नन्दिकेशो हि नामतः ॥ वृत्तं तदपि सुप्रीत्या कथय त्वं महामते ॥ २॥
How did the lord come to be known by the name Nandikeśa? O intelligent one, narrate that too with pleasure.
english translation
Izvarazca kathaM jAto nandikezo hi nAmataH ॥ vRttaM tadapi suprItyA kathaya tvaM mahAmate ॥ 2॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript