Shloka 54

पिप्पलादावतारकथनम्

Account of the Pippalāda Avatāra

Devanagari script

एवन्दधीचपत्नी सा पतिना संगता मुने । शिवलोकं समासाद्य सिषेवे शङ्करम्मुदा

Transliteration

evandadhīcapatnī sā patinā saṃgatā mune | śivalokaṃ samāsādya siṣeve śaṅkarammudā

Translation

ดังนี้แล โอ้มุนี ภรรยาของทธีจิได้กลับมารวมกับสามี แล้วบรรลุถึงศิวโลก และ ณ ที่นั้นนางได้ปรนนิบัติพระศังกรด้วยความปีติยินดี

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• दधीचपत्नी: Dadhīci’s wife
• दधीचपत्नी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधीचि + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दधीचेः पत्नी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पतिना: with (her) husband
• पतिना: Saha (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• संगता: having gone/come together; united
• संगता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √गम् (धातु) → संगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवलोकम्: Śiva’s world
• शिवलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शिवस्य लोकः), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + √सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having reached/attained’

• सिषेवे: she served
• सिषेवे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person) रूपेण न; अत्र प्रथमा-एकवचनस्य (3rd person singular) प्रयोगः: प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara
• शङ्करम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara
• Dadhichi
• Dadhichi's wife

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights that reunion with righteousness and steadfast devotion culminates in attaining Śiva’s realm, where liberated souls abide in joyful, loving service to the Lord—an expression of bhakti aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By emphasizing “serving Śaṅkara with joy,” the verse points to Saguna devotion—personal worship of Śiva (often through the Liṅga) that matures into divine proximity (Śivaloka) and continued adoration of the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is joyful, continuous sevā-bhāva in worship—daily Liṅga-pūjā with the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offered with gladness and surrender, as a direct devotional discipline.