Shloka 11

अनरण्य-वंशवर्णनम् तथा पिप्पलादस्य कामोत्पत्तिः

Genealogy of King Anaraṇya and Pippalāda’s arousal of desire

Devanagari script

एवंवृत्तस्य तस्यैव पिप्पलादस्य सन्मुनेः । कियत्कालो गतस्तत्र कामोन्मथितचेतसः

Transliteration

evaṃvṛttasya tasyaiva pippalādasya sanmuneḥ | kiyatkālo gatastatra kāmonmathitacetasaḥ

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໃນຂະນະທີ່ພຣະມຸນີຜູ້ປະເສີດ ປິບປະລາດ ຢູ່ໃນສະພາບນັ້ນ ໃຈຖືກກາມະກວນກະວາຍ—ເວລາໄດ້ຜ່ານໄປທີ່ນັ້ນຫຼາຍປານໃດ?

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वृत्तस्य: of (one) thus happened/occurred
• वृत्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘वृत्त’ = happened/occurred; तस्य-सम्बद्ध विशेषण

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन, पुं/नपुंसक — सर्वनाम-रूप

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• पिप्पलादस्य: of Pippalāda
• पिप्पलादस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पलाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; व्यक्तिवाचक

• सत्-मुनेः: of the noble sage
• सत्-मुनेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘सन् मुनिः’ (good/true sage)

• कियत्-कालः: how much time
• कियत्-कालः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कियत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-तत्पुरुष: ‘कियत् कालः’ = how much time

• गतः: passed
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past active participle/क्तवतु), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘gone/passed’ — कालः-समन्वय

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• काम-उन्मथित-चेतसः: of him whose mind was agitated by desire
• काम-उन्मथित-चेतसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + उन्मथित (कृदन्त/क्त from उन्मथ्) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘कामेन उन्मथितं चेतः यस्य’ — पिप्पलादस्य/सन्मुनेः-विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Pippalāda

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva theme that even a noble sage can be disturbed by kāma, and that spiritual progress requires mastering the mind and redirecting its agitation toward devotion and discrimination.

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

By showing the turbulence of desire, the verse implicitly points to the stabilizing refuge of Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-dhyāna and bhakti—which calms the mind and turns worldly craving into Shiva-oriented longing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with dhyāna to pacify desire-driven agitation; if following Purana practice, this is supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to restraint and remembrance.