Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

धर्मस्तथाशिषो दत्वा जगाम निजमन्दिरम् । प्रशशंस च तां प्रात्या पद्मां संसदि संसदि

Transliteration

dharmastathāśiṣo datvā jagāma nijamandiram | praśaśaṃsa ca tāṃ prātyā padmāṃ saṃsadi saṃsadi

Translation

Thus Dharma, having bestowed his blessings, departed to his own abode. And on returning, he praised Padmā again and again in every assembly.

Word by Word

• धर्मः: Dharma
• धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: then/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/then)

• आशिषः: blessings
• आशिषः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• दत्वा: having given
• दत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + ज (अभ्यास)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निजमन्दिरम्: to (his) own abode
• निजमन्दिरम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक); समासः—निजमन्दिर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थकक्रियायां कर्म (destination)

• प्रशशंस: praised
• प्रशशंस: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रात्या: having approached/reached
• प्रात्या: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अति/आ (उपसर्ग) + इ (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पाठभेद/रूपभेद सम्भवः—‘प्राप्य/प्रात्य’ (having reached/approached)

• पद्माम्: Padmā (Lakṣmī)
• पद्माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘ताम्’ इत्यस्य अपपद/विशेष्य-निर्देश (apposition)

• संसदि: in the assembly
• संसदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• संसदि: in the assembly (again)
• संसदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त्या नित्यत्व/बहुषु संसत्सु (in every assembly)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Padmā

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Purāṇic ethic that true dharma is recognized publicly: blessings (āśiṣ) and repeated praise in assemblies signify that virtue becomes affirmed by wise society, supporting a life aligned with Śiva’s order (ṛta/dharma).

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

Though the liṅga is not named here, Rudra Saṃhitā frames worldly righteousness as harmonized with devotion to Saguna Śiva—public honoring of virtue prepares the mind for bhakti and steadiness (niṣṭhā) in Śiva-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to seek and give blessings through sāttvika conduct; as a Shaiva practice, pair daily dharma with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to stabilize the mind in auspicious intention.