Shloka 4

पिप्पलादावतारकथनम्

Account of the Pippalāda Avatāra

Devanagari script

तस्य पत्नी महाभागा सुवर्चा नामनामतः । महापतिव्रता साध्वी यया शप्ता दिवौकसः

Transliteration

tasya patnī mahābhāgā suvarcā nāmanāmataḥ | mahāpativratā sādhvī yayā śaptā divaukasaḥ

Translation

Seine Gemahlin war eine überaus glückbegnadete Frau, berühmt unter dem Namen Suvarcā. Als heilige, höchst keusche pativratā war sie es, die sogar die Bewohner des Himmels verfluchte.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• महाभागा: very fortunate
• महाभागा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारय: महा + भागा = 'greatly fortunate'

• सुवर्चा: Suvarcā
• सुवर्चा: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्चा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; proper name

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma/Complement (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used adverbially with nāmataḥ

• नामतः: by name
• नामतः: Adverbial qualifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त/अव्ययभाव) meaning 'by name/as to name'

• महापतिव्रता: greatly devoted to her husband
• महापतिव्रता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापति (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + आ (स्त्री)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुष: महापतेः व्रता/पतिव्रता = 'devoted to (her) great husband'

• साध्वी: virtuous woman
• साध्वी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यया: by whom (by her)
• यया: Karta/Agent in passive (कर्ता-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; relative pronoun

• शप्ताः: were cursed
• शप्ताः: Predicate to passive subject (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural (बहुवचन)

• दिवौकसः: the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• दिवौकसः: Karma in passive (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Suvarcā
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva idea that inner purity, dharma, and steadfast devotion generate spiritual potency (śakti) capable of influencing even celestial beings, showing that moral-spiritual authority can surpass worldly rank.

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

By praising a sādhvī’s unwavering dharma, the text implicitly points to Saguna Shiva as the upholder of ṛta (cosmic order): devotion and righteous conduct are presented as the lived foundation that makes Shiva-worship fruitful and transformative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is niyama and steadfast vrata: maintain purity of conduct, truthfulness, and daily devotion—such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined living—so worship becomes empowered by character.