Shloka 21

पिप्पलाद-मुनिना पद्मा-विवाहः

Pippalāda’s Marriage to Padmā and the Establishment of Dharma

Devanagari script

पिप्पलादस्य चरितं पद्माचरितसंयुतम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सुभक्त्या भुवि मानवः

Transliteration

pippalādasya caritaṃ padmācaritasaṃyutam | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi subhaktyā bhuvi mānavaḥ

Translation

Wer auf Erden in wahrer Hingabe die heilige Erzählung von Pippalāda—verbunden mit der Geschichte von Padma—liest oder auch nur hört, empfängt ihre heilige Frucht und ihr Verdienst.

Word by Word

• पिप्पलादस्य: of Pippalāda
• पिप्पलादस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पलाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• चरितम्: the story; deeds
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; of implied reading/hearing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (चर् धातु; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (as noun: ‘deed/story’)

• पद्माचरितसंयुतम्: connected with Padmā’s conduct/story
• पद्माचरितसंयुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म + आचरित + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘चरितम्’ इति विशेषणम्; समासः ‘पद्मेन आचरितेन संयुतम्’ (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/बहुपद)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• पठेत्: should read
• पठेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शृणुयात्: should hear
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वा: or
• वा: Nipata (निपात/Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Nipata (निपात/Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• सुभक्त्या: with good devotion
• सुभक्त्या: Karana (करण/Instrument-means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सु + भक्ति’ = उत्तमा भक्ति

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भू’ = पृथ्वी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मानवः: a man; human
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘यः’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य/अप्पोजिशन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse praises śravaṇa/pāṭha of Pippalāda’s carita (with Padma narrative) as a meritorious act; it is a kathā-śravaṇa upāya rather than a site-specific liṅga origin.

Significance: Listening/reciting Purāṇic Śiva-kathā is treated as a portable tīrtha: it purifies, accrues puṇya, and softens karmic bondage, preparing the soul for Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Pippalada
• Padma

FAQs

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

It is a phala-śruti teaching that devotion (bhakti) makes śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) spiritually potent, turning the Shiva Purana narrative into a means of purification and grace.

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

By praising devotional hearing/recitation of Shiva-linked narratives, it supports Saguna Shiva practice—approaching the Lord through names, forms, and līlā-kathā that steady the mind and awaken devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa or pāṭha of Shiva Purana kathā with sincere bhakti—especially on auspicious days like Mahashivratri—serves as a practical devotional discipline alongside mantra-japa and simple worship.