Shloka 10
पिप्पलाद-मुनिना पद्मा-विवाहः
Pippalāda’s Marriage to Padmā and the Establishment of Dharma
तत्र गत्वा मुनिवरो वयसा जर्जरोधिकः । उवाच नार्या स तया तपस्वीनातिलम्पटः
tatra gatvā munivaro vayasā jarjarodhikaḥ | uvāca nāryā sa tayā tapasvīnātilampaṭaḥ
ထိုနေရာသို့ ရောက်သွားသော မုနိမြတ်သည် အသက်အရွယ်ကြောင့် ခါးကွေး၍ ပင်ပန်းနွမ်းနယ်နေသော်လည်း ထိုမိန်းမအား စကားဆို하였다။ သူသည် တပသီဖြစ်၍ ကာမလောဘအကျင့်ကို မလိုက်သူဖြစ်သည်။
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
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.
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.
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.