Shloka 19

पिप्पलाद-मुनिना पद्मा-विवाहः

Pippalāda’s Marriage to Padmā and the Establishment of Dharma

Devanagari script

इति लीलामनुष्यस्य पिप्पलादस्य सन्मुने । कथितं सुचरित्रन्ते सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

iti līlāmanuṣyasya pippalādasya sanmune | kathitaṃ sucaritrante sarvakāmaphalapradam

Translation

So, o edler Weiser, habe ich dir die vortreffliche heilige Erzählung von Pippalāda berichtet — Śivas spielerische menschliche Erscheinung — die die Früchte aller rechten Wünsche gewährt.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरणार्थक/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक

• लीला-मनुष्यस्य: of the playful man
• लीला-मनुष्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक) + मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: "लीलया (क्रीडया) मनुष्यः" → लीलामनुष्यः

• पिप्पलादस्य: of Pippalāda
• पिप्पलादस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पलाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (proper noun)

• सत्-मुने: O noble sage
• सत्-मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: सत् (good/noble) + मुनि

• कथितम्: has been narrated
• कथितम्: Kriya (क्रिया—कर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle), प्रयोगः—कर्मणि/भावे: "has been told"

• सु-चरित्रम्: good story/virtuous account
• सु-चरित्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: सु + चरित्र

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान) एकवचन, सर्वनाम; वैकल्पिक रूप (ते = तुभ्यम्)

• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम्: granting the fruits of all desires
• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: (सर्वकामानां फलम्) + प्रदम् = "giver of the fruits of all desires"

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a phalaśruti-style closure: the ‘sucaritra’ of Pippalāda (Śiva’s līlā as a human) is said to grant desired fruits; not a Jyotirliṅga origin.

Significance: Positions śravaṇa/kathā (hearing sacred narrative) as a means of receiving anugraha—worldly well-being (kāma-phala) and, implicitly, protection from afflictions.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Pippalada

FAQs

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

The verse concludes a Śaiva sacred narrative by affirming that hearing and internalizing Śiva’s līlā (divine play) purifies the mind and, by Śiva’s grace, yields the fruits of worthy desires—ultimately supporting liberation-oriented devotion.

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

By calling Pippalāda a līlā-human form, the verse highlights Saguna Śiva—Śiva approachable through form, story, and devotion—whose grace is commonly sought through Linga worship, mantra, and śravaṇa (listening) of Purāṇic kathā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is kathā-śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) with faith; traditionally this is supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple Śiva-pūjā (e.g., offering water to the Linga) to align desires with dharma.