Shloka 25

पिप्पलादावतारकथनम्

Account of the Pippalāda Avatāra

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तस्तेन स मुनिः परोपकरणे रतः । ध्यात्वा शिवं स्वनाथं हि विससर्ज कलेवरम्

Transliteration

ityuktastena sa muniḥ paropakaraṇe rataḥ | dhyātvā śivaṃ svanāthaṃ hi visasarja kalevaram

Translation

So von ihm unterwiesen, meditierte jener Weise—stets dem Wohl anderer zugewandt—über Śiva, seinen höchsten Herrn und Zufluchtsort, und legte dann in voller Bewusstheit seinen Leib ab.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसूचक अव्यय (thus)

• उक्तः: having been addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘said to/addressed’

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परोपकरणे: in helping others
• परोपकरणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-उपकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (परस्य उपकारः/उपकरणम्)

• रतः: devoted
• रतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √रम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त (past participle) used adjectivally: devoted/engaged

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): having meditated

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वनाथम्: his own lord
• स्वनाथम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य नाथः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुबोधक निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• विससर्ज: abandoned/relinquished
• विससर्ज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कलेवरम्: the body
• कलेवरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse depicts a siddha-like ‘icchā-mṛtyu’ (conscious relinquishing of the body) through Śiva-dhyāna.

Significance: General tīrtha of the heart: remembrance/meditation on Śiva at life’s end is portrayed as salvific.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It presents Śiva as the soul’s true Lord (Pati) and refuge, showing that steadfast devotion and meditation culminate in liberation-oriented detachment—so complete that the sage can relinquish the body without fear or bondage.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Meditation on Śiva as “svanātha” aligns with Saguna upāsanā—fixing the mind on the gracious Lord approached through forms such as the Liṅga—leading the devotee toward freedom from pāśa (bondage) and union in Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse emphasizes dhyāna (contemplation) on Śiva; a practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with focused meditation on Śiva as one’s inner Lord, cultivating vairāgya and surrender.