Shloka 14

अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda

Devanagari script

प्राप्नोति सुन्दरी पुण्यात्सौन्दर्य्यं पूर्वजन्मनः । सफलं तद्भवेत्सर्वं रसिकालिंगनेन च

Transliteration

prāpnoti sundarī puṇyātsaundaryyaṃ pūrvajanmanaḥ | saphalaṃ tadbhavetsarvaṃ rasikāliṃganena ca

Translation

By the merit of that sacred act, the beautiful woman attains the beauty earned in a former birth; and all of it is truly fulfilled through the loving embrace of the rasika, her discerning beloved.

Word by Word

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुन्दरी: a beautiful woman
• सुन्दरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुण्यात्: from merit, due to virtue
• पुण्यात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• सौन्दर्यम्: beauty
• सौन्दर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौन्दर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पूर्व-जन्मनः: of a former birth
• पूर्व-जन्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सफलम्: fruitful, successful
• सफलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वम्)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रसिक-आलिङ्गनेन: by the embrace of a lover/connoisseur
• रसिक-आलिङ्गनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसिक (प्रातिपदिक) + आलिङ्गन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights karma and puṇya: refined qualities such as beauty and auspicious fortune arise from prior merit, and they reach their highest purpose when aligned with dharmic love and sacred union, ultimately oriented toward devotion to Shiva.

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

In the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa, conjugal harmony is presented as sanctified when centered on Shiva. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such worldly gifts become meaningful when they support bhakti to Saguna Shiva (worship of Shiva with form, including Liṅga-upāsanā) rather than mere sensual enjoyment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is to convert household life into Shiva-centered dharma: daily Liṅga-pūjā with the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with purity, vows, and devotion so that worldly blessings become spiritually fruitful.