Shloka 21
पिप्पलाद-मुनिना पद्मा-विवाहः
Pippalāda’s Marriage to Padmā and the Establishment of Dharma
पिप्पलादस्य चरितं पद्माचरितसंयुतम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सुभक्त्या भुवि मानवः
pippalādasya caritaṃ padmācaritasaṃyutam | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi subhaktyā bhuvi mānavaḥ
പദ്മചരിതത്തോടുകൂടിയ പിപ്പലാദന്റെ ഈ പുണ്യചരിത്രം—ഭൂമിയിൽ ആരെങ്കിലും ശുദ്ധഭക്തിയോടെ വായിക്കുകയോ കേൾക്കുകയോ ചെയ്താൽ, അവൻ പുണ്യഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The verse praises śravaṇa/pāṭha of Pippalāda’s carita (with Padma narrative) as a meritorious act; it is a kathā-śravaṇa upāya rather than a site-specific liṅga origin.
Significance: Listening/reciting Purāṇic Śiva-kathā is treated as a portable tīrtha: it purifies, accrues puṇya, and softens karmic bondage, preparing the soul for Śiva’s grace.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It is a phala-śruti teaching that devotion (bhakti) makes śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) spiritually potent, turning the Shiva Purana narrative into a means of purification and grace.
By praising devotional hearing/recitation of Shiva-linked narratives, it supports Saguna Shiva practice—approaching the Lord through names, forms, and līlā-kathā that steady the mind and awaken devotion.
Regular śravaṇa or pāṭha of Shiva Purana kathā with sincere bhakti—especially on auspicious days like Mahashivratri—serves as a practical devotional discipline alongside mantra-japa and simple worship.