Shloka 10

पिप्पलाद-मुनिना पद्मा-विवाहः

Pippalāda’s Marriage to Padmā and the Establishment of Dharma

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वा मुनिवरो वयसा जर्जरोधिकः । उवाच नार्या स तया तपस्वीनातिलम्पटः

Transliteration

tatra gatvā munivaro vayasā jarjarodhikaḥ | uvāca nāryā sa tayā tapasvīnātilampaṭaḥ

Translation

അവിടെ ചെന്ന മുനിവരൻ വാർദ്ധക്യത്താൽ അത്യന്തം ജർജ്ജരിതനായി ആ സ്ത്രീയോടു സംസാരിച്ചു. അദ്ദേഹം തപസ്വി; കാമാചാരത്തിൽ ആസക്തനല്ല.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल; ‘having gone’

• मुनिवरः: the excellent sage
• मुनिवरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (वरः मुनिः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• वयसा: by age / due to age
• वयसा: Hetu (हेतु) / Viśeṣaṇa-भाव
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with respect to age)

• जर्जरः: decrepit
• जर्जरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जर्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective qualifying मुनिवरः

• अधिकः: exceedingly / very
• अधिकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; comparative sense ‘more/exceeding’

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• नार्याः: of the woman
• नार्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तया: to/with her (by her)
• तया: Karma (कर्म) / Sahakāraka (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• तपस्वी: ascetic
• तपस्वी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective qualifying सः (the sage)

• अति: excessively
• अति: Upapada (उपपद/विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; तीव्रता-बोधक (intensifier)

• लम्पटः: lustful
• लम्पटः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लम्पट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; with negation implied by sandhi in text: ‘not very lustful’

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (particle of negation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• a sage
• a woman

FAQs

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

It upholds the Shaiva ideal that true tapas is inseparable from purity and restraint—an ascetic’s words and actions must be free from lust, supporting inner clarity for Shiva-realization.

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

Linga-worship emphasizes inner sanctity; this verse frames the devotee’s character—self-control and non-sensual intent—as the foundation for approaching Saguna Shiva with a pure heart.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice self-restraint alongside daily Shiva-upasana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing Rudraksha with disciplined conduct, and applying Tripundra as a reminder of renunciation.