Shloka 60

अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda

Devanagari script

सर्वसद्ग्रहसंसृष्टऽसद्ग्रहदृष्टिवर्जिते । सदपत्यप्रदे जीवे पतिसौभाग्यदायिनि

Transliteration

sarvasadgrahasaṃsṛṣṭa'sadgrahadṛṣṭivarjite | sadapatyaprade jīve patisaubhāgyadāyini

Translation

ഓ ജീവദേവീ! നീ സർവ്വ ശുഭഗ്രഹപ്രഭാവങ്ങളാൽ സമന്വിതയും അശുഭഗ്രഹദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ നിന്ന് വിമുക്തയും ആകുന്നു; നീ സദ്സന്താനദായിനി, പതി-സൗഭാഗ്യവും ദാമ്പത്യമംഗളവും നൽകുന്നവളുമാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• सर्व-सत्-ग्रह-संसृष्टे: O (she) associated/connected with all good graspings/acceptances
• सर्व-सत्-ग्रह-संसृष्टे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + संसृष्ट (कृदन्त; सम्+सृज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निर्धारण/सम्बन्ध)

• असत्-ग्रह-दृष्टि-वर्जिते: O (she) devoid of the view/attitude of grasping the unreal
• असत्-ग्रह-दृष्टि-वर्जिते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्जित (कृदन्त; वर्ज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• सत्-अपत्य-प्रदे: O giver of good offspring
• सत्-अपत्य-प्रदे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (कृदन्त; प्र+दा धातु, दातृ/प्रद-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• जीवे: O living one / O life (as goddess)
• जीवे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (देवी-पर्याय), सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• पति-सौभाग्य-दायिनि: O bestower of a husband’s good fortune
• पति-सौभाग्य-दायिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक; दा धातु-न्यन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

A devotee (hymnic praise within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative, as relayed by Sūta Gosvāmin to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: sarvasadgrahasaṃsṛṣṭā'sadgrahadṛṣṭivarjitā | sadapatyapradā jīve patisaubhāgyadāyinī

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises Devī Pārvatī as the life-giving Śakti whose grace gathers all auspiciousness and removes inauspicious forces, showing that well-being (including family harmony and worthy progeny) is ultimately received through divine grace aligned with dharma.

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

In Śaiva tradition, worship of Saguna Śiva is complete with Śakti: the Liṅga signifies Śiva as Pati (Lord), while Pārvatī is the compassionate power that bestows saubhāgya and protection. This verse reflects that integrated Śiva-Śakti devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Devī-stuti alongside Śiva worship—reciting the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a prayer to Pārvatī for auspiciousness, and maintaining purity practices like Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as supports for steady bhakti.