Shloka 37
पिप्पलादावतारकथनम्
Account of the Pippalāda Avatāra
ज्ञात्वा च तत्सर्वमिदं सुराणां कृत्यं तदानीञ्च चुकोप साध्वी । ददौ तदा शापमतीव रुष्टा तेषां सुवर्चा ऋषिवर्यभार्या
jñātvā ca tatsarvamidaṃ surāṇāṃ kṛtyaṃ tadānīñca cukopa sādhvī | dadau tadā śāpamatīva ruṣṭā teṣāṃ suvarcā ṛṣivaryabhāryā
Поняв всё содеянное богами, добродетельная женщина тотчас воспылала гневом. И тогда Суварча, супруга первейшего из риши, в ярости великой изрекла на них проклятие.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic law of karma: even devas are accountable, and adharma provokes corrective consequences through the power of a righteous person’s tapas and truth.
By showing that worldly powers (even celestial) are limited and subject to moral order, the verse indirectly points the devotee toward taking refuge in Saguna Shiva (the compassionate Lord) beyond fluctuating fortunes created by curses and boons.
The takeaway is to cultivate sādhvī-bhāva—purity, restraint, and truthfulness—and to support it with Shaiva practice such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to steady the mind and avoid actions that lead to binding reactions.