Shloka 4
अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda
अनरण्यसुता यस्मात् पिप्पलादं मुनिं पतिम् । सम्प्राप्य किमकार्षीत्सा तच्चरित्रं मुदावहम्
anaraṇyasutā yasmāt pippalādaṃ muniṃ patim | samprāpya kimakārṣītsā taccaritraṃ mudāvaham
Since Anaraṇyā’s daughter attained the sage Pippalāda as her husband, what did she then do? That auspicious, joy-bestowing account now deserves to be told.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: The verse introduces the next moral-episode (caritra) concerning Anaraṇyā’s daughter and the sage Pippalāda; it is not a Jyotirliṅga-sthala narrative.
Significance: Emphasizes śravaṇa of dharmic biographies (caritra) as ‘mudāvaha’—joy-giving and merit-producing—supporting the Purāṇic path of devotion.
FAQs
It signals that an auspicious Shaiva narrative is about to be unfolded, implying that hearing sacred charitras (holy accounts) with faith purifies the mind and supports the soul’s movement toward Shiva—Pati, the liberator.
Though this line is a narrative transition, it frames the coming story as “mudāvaha” (joy-giving and auspicious), aligning with Saguna Shiva worship where listening to Shiva-connected accounts is itself a devotional act that strengthens bhakti and reverence for the Lord’s grace.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) of Shiva Purana kathā; as a takeaway, one may read or hear the chapter with remembrance of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to make the hearing a focused sādhanā.