Shloka 13

पिप्पलाद-मुनिना पद्मा-विवाहः

Pippalāda’s Marriage to Padmā and the Establishment of Dharma

Devanagari script

दश पुत्रा महात्मानो बभूवुस्सुतपस्विनः । मुनेः पितुस्समाः सर्वे पद्मायाः सुखवर्द्धनाः

Transliteration

daśa putrā mahātmāno babhūvussutapasvinaḥ | muneḥ pitussamāḥ sarve padmāyāḥ sukhavarddhanāḥ

Translation

Ten sons were born—great-souled and rich in austere merit. All of them were equal to their sage-father in virtue, and they became increasers of Padmā’s joy and well-being.

Word by Word

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (numeral adjective), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); लिङ्गं—पुंलिङ्गे ‘putrāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• putrāḥ: sons
• putrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mahātmānaḥ: great-souled
• mahātmānaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक; महत् + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘putrāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• babhūvuḥ: became / were
• babhūvuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

• su-tapasvinaḥ: very ascetic / of great austerity
• su-tapasvinaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक; सु + तपस्विन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘putrāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• muneḥ: of the sage
• muneḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• pituḥ: of the father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• samāḥ: equal (to)
• samāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘putrāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; ‘muneḥ pituḥ’ इत्यस्य सह तुल्यत्वम्

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘putrāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• padmāyāḥ: of Padmā
• padmāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• sukha-varddhanāḥ: increasing happiness
• sukha-varddhanāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha-varddhana (प्रातिपदिक; सुख + वर्धन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘putrāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Padmā

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that true greatness in a lineage is measured by tapas and dharmic character—sons who mirror a sage-father’s virtues become instruments of auspiciousness and inner joy (sukha) for the family, aligning with Shaiva ideals of disciplined living that supports devotion to Śiva.

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

Though the verse is genealogical, it reflects a Shaiva ethic: household life becomes spiritually fruitful when guided by tapas and virtue, which in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly linked to steady Saguna Śiva worship—such as daily reverence to the Liṅga with purity, restraint, and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is tapas expressed as daily discipline—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), maintaining śauca (purity), and simple Liṅga-pūjā; these cultivate the same “su-tapas” praised in the verse.