Shloka 59

पिप्पलादावतारकथनम्

Account of the Pippalāda Avatāra

Devanagari script

जगुर्गन्धर्वपुत्राश्च किन्नरा वाद्यवादकाः । वादयामासुरमराः पुष्प वृष्टिं च चक्रिरे

Transliteration

jagurgandharvaputrāśca kinnarā vādyavādakāḥ | vādayāmāsuramarāḥ puṣpa vṛṣṭiṃ ca cakrire

Translation

ഗന്ധർവപുത്രന്മാർ പാടി; വാദ്യനിപുണരായ കിന്നരർ വാദ്യങ്ങൾ മുഴക്കി. അമരദേവന്മാരും സംഗീതം മുഴക്കിച്ചു, പുഷ്പവൃഷ്ടി നടത്തി।

Word by Word

• जगुः: sang
• जगुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• गन्धर्व-पुत्राः: sons of the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्व-पुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• किन्नराः: Kinnaras
• किन्नराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• वाद्य-वादकाः: instrument-players
• वाद्य-वादकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वादक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• वादयामासुः: caused (music) to be played / played
• वादयामासुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु) [णिच् causative: वादय-]
• Form: Perfect periphrastic (लिट्-परस्मैपद, आम्-प्रत्यययुक्त), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); causative meaning

• अमराः: the immortals (gods)
• अमराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• पुष्प-वृष्टिम्: a shower of flowers
• पुष्प-वृष्टिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• चक्रिरे: made / performed
• चक्रिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras
• Devas (Amaras)

FAQs

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

It shows that when Shiva’s glory is revealed, even celestial beings respond with nāda (sacred sound) and pūjā-like honors such as puṣpa-vṛṣṭi, expressing bhakti and reverence toward Pati, the Supreme Lord.

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

The verse reflects Saguna worship—celebration through song, instruments, and flower offerings—common in Linga-pūjā and temple traditions where sound (kīrtana/vādya) and flowers are offered as loving service to Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt devotional upacāras: offer flowers and perform kīrtana or instrumental music while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” keeping the mind absorbed in Shiva through nāda and remembrance.