Shloka 49
पिप्पलादावतारकथनम्
Account of the Pippalāda Avatāra
प्रहृष्टाभून्महासाध्वी प्रणम्याशु नुनाव सा । स्वहृदि स्थापयामास तत्स्वरूपम्मुनीश्वर
prahṛṣṭābhūnmahāsādhvī praṇamyāśu nunāva sā | svahṛdi sthāpayāmāsa tatsvarūpammunīśvara
おお牟尼たちの主よ、その大いなる貞淑の婦人は歓喜に満たされた。すみやかに礼拝してひれ伏し、かの御方を讃歌して讃え、まさにその御姿を自らの心中に安住させた。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Shaiva bhakti culminating in inner realization: true worship is not only external praise but also fixing Shiva’s presence in the heart, where devotion matures into steady contemplation (dhyana).
The verse reflects Saguna-upasana: the devotee first bows and hymns Shiva’s manifest form, then internalizes that same form—mirroring how Linga worship moves from outer ritual to inner installation (manasa-puja).
A practical takeaway is mantra-japa with heartfelt prostration followed by meditation—visualizing Shiva’s auspicious form in the heart (hṛdaya-dhyana), as an inner continuation of worship.