Shloka 24

पिप्पलाद-मुनिना पद्मा-विवाहः

Pippalāda’s Marriage to Padmā and the Establishment of Dharma

Devanagari script

इदमाख्यानमनघं स्वर्ग्यं कुग्रहपोषहृत् । सर्वकामप्रदन्तात शिवभक्तिविवर्द्धनम्

Transliteration

idamākhyānamanaghaṃ svargyaṃ kugrahapoṣahṛt | sarvakāmapradantāta śivabhaktivivarddhanam

Translation

This spotless sacred narrative bestows heaven; it removes the afflictions fostered by evil planetary influences. It grants all rightful desires, bestows gifts, and increases devotion to Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आख्यानम्: narrative, account
• आख्यानम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अनघम्: sinless, faultless
• अनघम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वर्ग्यम्: heavenly, leading to heaven
• स्वर्ग्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कुग्रहपोषहृत्: remover of the nourishment/strength of evil planets (malefic influences)
• कुग्रहपोषहृत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + पोष (प्रातिपदिक) + हृत् (कृदन्त; √हृ (धातु) क्तिन्/क्विप्-प्राय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (कुग्रहस्य पोषं हरति इति)

• सर्वकामप्रद: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रद: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (कृदन्त; √दा (धातु) प्र- उपसर्ग, क-प्रत्यय/प्रद ‘giver’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति इति)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शिवभक्तिविवर्द्धनम्: increase of devotion to Śiva
• शिवभक्तिविवर्द्धनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवभक्तेः विवर्द्धनम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti: the kathā is ‘svargya’ and removes ‘kugraha’ afflictions while increasing Śiva-bhakti. No Jyotirliṅga site is specified.

Significance: Positions the narrative as a merit-generator (svarga) and doṣa-remover; in Siddhānta terms, it reduces karmic burden (pāśa) and strengthens devotion that conduces to Śiva’s liberating grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Kugraha-doṣa as a worldly manifestation of karmic bondage (pāśa)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that listening to or reciting this Śiva-centered account is itself a purifying sādhana: it bestows heavenly merit, removes inauspicious influences, fulfills worthy aims, and—most importantly—intensifies śiva-bhakti, which is the direct means to grace.

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

The verse praises Shiva-kathā as a bhakti-practice that naturally leads the devotee toward Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—because increased devotion expresses itself through reverent ritual, remembrance, and service to Śiva’s manifested forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śravaṇa/paṭhana (listening/reading) of Shiva Purana kathā with devotion, supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple daily Śiva-upāsanā to strengthen bhakti and remove inauspiciousness.