Shloka 9
पिप्पलाद-मुनिना पद्मा-विवाहः
Pippalāda’s Marriage to Padmā and the Establishment of Dharma
पद्मां विवाह्य स मुनिश्शिवांशाम्भूपतेः सुताम् । पिप्पलादो गृहीत्वा तां मुदितः स्वाश्रमं ययौ
padmāṃ vivāhya sa muniśśivāṃśāmbhūpateḥ sutām | pippalādo gṛhītvā tāṃ muditaḥ svāśramaṃ yayau
Having married Padmā—the daughter of King Śivāṃśa, who bore a portion of Śiva—sage Pippalāda took her with him and joyfully returned to his own hermitage.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It affirms dharma within the āśrama system: even a sage may enter righteous household life, and returning to the āśrama signifies living worldly duties in alignment with devotion to Śiva (Pati) and inner discipline.
Though the verse is narrative, the setting of the āśrama implies regulated worship—daily rites, mantra-japa, and pūjā—where Saguna Śiva (often through Liṅga worship) becomes the sustaining center of married and ascetic life alike.
The implied takeaway is steady āśrama-sādhana: daily Śiva-pūjā/abhiṣeka, Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and maintaining purity and discipline appropriate to the hermitage.