Shloka 4
पिप्पलादावतारकथनम्
Account of the Pippalāda Avatāra
तस्य पत्नी महाभागा सुवर्चा नामनामतः । महापतिव्रता साध्वी यया शप्ता दिवौकसः
tasya patnī mahābhāgā suvarcā nāmanāmataḥ | mahāpativratā sādhvī yayā śaptā divaukasaḥ
ภรรยาของเขาเป็นสตรีผู้มีมหาบุญญาธิการ มีนามเลื่องลือว่า “สุวรรจา” นางเป็นสตรีผู้ถือพรหมจรรย์ต่อสามีอย่างยิ่งและเป็นผู้บริสุทธิ์ ถึงกับผู้พำนักในสวรรค์ยังถูกนางสาปได้
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shaiva idea that inner purity, dharma, and steadfast devotion generate spiritual potency (śakti) capable of influencing even celestial beings, showing that moral-spiritual authority can surpass worldly rank.
By praising a sādhvī’s unwavering dharma, the text implicitly points to Saguna Shiva as the upholder of ṛta (cosmic order): devotion and righteous conduct are presented as the lived foundation that makes Shiva-worship fruitful and transformative.
The practical takeaway is niyama and steadfast vrata: maintain purity of conduct, truthfulness, and daily devotion—such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined living—so worship becomes empowered by character.