Shloka 41

पिप्पलादावतारकथनम्

Account of the Pippalāda Avatāra

Devanagari script

ततो नभोगिरा प्राह सुवर्चान्ताम्मुनिप्रियाम् । आश्वासयन्ती गिरिशप्रेरिता सुखदायिनी

Transliteration

tato nabhogirā prāha suvarcāntāmmunipriyām | āśvāsayantī giriśapreritā sukhadāyinī

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ഗിരീശൻ (ശിവൻ) പ്രേരിപ്പിച്ചതിനാൽ സുഖദായിനിയായ നഭോഗിരാ മുനിപ്രിയയായ സുവർച്ചാന്തയെ ആശ്വസിപ്പിച്ച് പറഞ്ഞു।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (from there/then)

• नभोगिरा: by a heavenly voice
• नभोगिरा: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभो-गिर् (प्रातिपदिक; नभस् + गिर्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; (नभोगिरा = by a voice from the sky)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह्/अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सुवर्चाम्: Suvarcā
• सुवर्चाम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुनिप्रियाम्: dear to the sages
• मुनिप्रियाम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुनि-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; मुनि + प्रिय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying सुवर्चाम्/ताम्)

• आश्वासयन्ती: comforting
• आश्वासयन्ती: कर्ता (Karta; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गिरिशप्रेरिता: impelled by Girīśa (Śiva)
• गिरिशप्रेरिता: कर्ता (Karta; as qualifier of speaker)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गिरिश-प्रेरित (प्रातिपदिक; गिरिश + प्रेरित (कृदन्त))
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying नभोगिर्/वाणी)

• सुखदायिनी: bestowing happiness
• सुखदायिनी: कर्ता (Karta; as qualifier of speaker)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-दायिन् (प्रातिपदिक; सुख + दायिन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying नभोगिर्/वाणी)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrator of the Purana)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace) working through agents: by Girīśa’s prompting, consolation arises, showing that divine compassion removes fear and stabilizes the mind on the path of devotion.

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

Girīśa is invoked as the personal Lord who actively guides and protects devotees. Saguna Śiva worship (including Linga worship) emphasizes this accessible grace—Śiva inspiring right action, reassurance, and inner peace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for calming and reassurance, paired with a compassionate resolve (śiva-bhāva) to console others as an offering to Śiva.