Shloka 8
पिप्पलाद-मुनिना पद्मा-विवाहः
Pippalāda’s Marriage to Padmā and the Establishment of Dharma
अथ राजा महाभीतो विलप्य च मुहुर्मुहुः । कन्यामलंकृताम्पद्मां वृद्धाय मुनये ददौ
atha rājā mahābhīto vilapya ca muhurmuhuḥ | kanyāmalaṃkṛtāmpadmāṃ vṛddhāya munaye dadau
അപ്പോൾ രാജാവ് മഹാഭീതനായി വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും വിലപിച്ചു; ആഭരണങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കരിച്ച പദ്മാ കന്യയെ വൃദ്ധ മുനിക്കു നൽകി.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights how fear and repeated lamentation arise when dharma is threatened; it points to the need for responsible action and surrender to righteous guidance, ultimately aligning one’s life toward Shiva-centered order (Śiva-dharma).
Though the Linga is not named here, the Shatarudra narrative framework presents worldly events as governed by Saguna Shiva’s moral order—actions (karma) and repentance must be brought back into harmony with Shiva’s dharma.
The implied takeaway is repentance and corrective dharmic action supported by Shiva-bhakti—reciting the Panchakshara ("Om Namah Shivaya") with a vow of self-restraint and seeking guidance from a realized teacher.