Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

निर्जने कानने रम्ये शैले शैले नदीतटे । विहरस्व मया सार्द्धं जन्मेदं सफलं कुरु

Transliteration

nirjane kānane ramye śaile śaile nadītaṭe | viharasva mayā sārddhaṃ janmedaṃ saphalaṃ kuru

Translation

In a lonely, delightful forest—on the mountain slopes and along the riverbank—sport with me. Make this life truly fruitful.

Word by Word

• निर्जने: in a solitary (place)
• निर्जने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (locative qualifier)

• कानने: in the forest
• कानने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• रम्ये: in the beautiful (place)
• रम्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• शैले: on the mountain
• शैले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• शैले: on the mountain
• शैले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति/emphatic repetition)

• नदी-तटे: on the riverbank
• नदी-तटे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक) + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘of a river’); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• विहरस्व: sport/roam (with me)
• विहरस्व: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मया: with me
• मया: सह/सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: सह/सहकारक (Sahakāraka)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गार्थक/सह-अर्थे (indeclinable meaning ‘together with’)

• जन्म: (this) life/birth
• जन्म: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्ता (Karta; agrees with ‘जन्म’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• सफलम्: fruitful
• सफलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म-विशेषण (object complement)

• कुरु: make/do
• कुरु: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that life becomes “fruitful” when the mind turns toward Shiva in loving devotion; even the imagery of solitude, mountains, and riverbanks points to inner withdrawal (nirjana) where grace-filled communion with the Lord becomes possible.

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

Though it speaks in the language of divine companionship (līlā) with Shiva as a personal Lord (Saguna), it supports Linga-worship by emphasizing intimate, focused remembrance—approaching Shiva not as an abstraction but as the living, gracious Pati who makes existence meaningful.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek a quiet place for Shiva-sādhana—Pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), meditation on Shiva, and simple worship with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and/or rudrākṣa—so that one’s life becomes spiritually “successful.”