Shloka 19

पिप्पलादावतारकथनम्

Account of the Pippalāda Avatāra

Devanagari script

नन्दीश्वर उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा ब्रह्मवचनं शक्रो गुरुसमन्वितः । आगच्छत्सामरः सद्यो दधीच्याश्रममुत्तमम्

Transliteration

nandīśvara uvāca | tacchrutvā brahmavacanaṃ śakro gurusamanvitaḥ | āgacchatsāmaraḥ sadyo dadhīcyāśramamuttamam

Translation

Nandīśvara said: Hearing Brahmā’s words, Śakra (Indra), accompanied by his preceptor, immediately came—together with the gods—to the excellent hermitage of Dadhīci.

Word by Word

• नन्दीश्वरः: Nandīśvara
• नन्दीश्वरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘नन्दिनः ईश्वरः’

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having heard’

• ब्रह्मवचनम्: Brahmā’s words
• ब्रह्मवचनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘ब्रह्मणः वचनम्’

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गुरु-समन्वितः: accompanied by (his) guru
• गुरु-समन्वितः: विशेषण (Adjectival to शक्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; समन्वित = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थ: ‘गुरुणा समन्वितः’ (accompanied by the guru)

• आगच्छत्: came/approached
• आगच्छत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• स-अमरः: together with the gods
• स-अमरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थे) + अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुष: ‘अमरैः सह’ (with the immortals)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• दधीचि-आश्रमम्: Dadhīci’s hermitage
• दधीचि-आश्रमम्: कर्म (Karma/Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधीचि (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘दधीचेः आश्रमम्’

• उत्तमम्: excellent/best
• उत्तमम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying आश्रमम्)

Speaker

Nandishvara (Nandi)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Nandishvara (Nandi)
• Brahma
• Indra (Shakra)
• Dadhichi
• Devas (Amaras)

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic responsiveness: even powerful devas like Indra act promptly when guided by higher wisdom (Brahmā) and proper counsel (the guru), showing humility before cosmic order ultimately upheld by Śiva.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it reflects Saguna Śiva’s world-order: divine beings cooperate and seek righteous means through sages, a recurring theme in the Shiva Purana where devotion and dharma support Śiva’s governance of the cosmos.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is guru-alignment and śravaṇa (reverent listening): receive scriptural counsel with humility and act promptly; devotees may reinforce this with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before undertaking any dharmic action.