Shloka 24

पिप्पलाद-मुनिना पद्मा-विवाहः

Pippalāda’s Marriage to Padmā and the Establishment of Dharma

Devanagari script

इदमाख्यानमनघं स्वर्ग्यं कुग्रहपोषहृत् । सर्वकामप्रदन्तात शिवभक्तिविवर्द्धनम्

Transliteration

idamākhyānamanaghaṃ svargyaṃ kugrahapoṣahṛt | sarvakāmapradantāta śivabhaktivivarddhanam

Translation

یہ بےداغ حکایت جنت بخش ہے اور بد اختر سیاروں سے پرورش پانے والی آفتوں کو دور کرتی ہے۔ یہ جائز خواہشیں عطا کرتی، دان کا ثواب بخشتی اور شیو بھکتی بڑھاتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आख्यानम्: narrative, account
• आख्यानम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अनघम्: sinless, faultless
• अनघम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वर्ग्यम्: heavenly, leading to heaven
• स्वर्ग्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कुग्रहपोषहृत्: remover of the nourishment/strength of evil planets (malefic influences)
• कुग्रहपोषहृत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + पोष (प्रातिपदिक) + हृत् (कृदन्त; √हृ (धातु) क्तिन्/क्विप्-प्राय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (कुग्रहस्य पोषं हरति इति)

• सर्वकामप्रद: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रद: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (कृदन्त; √दा (धातु) प्र- उपसर्ग, क-प्रत्यय/प्रद ‘giver’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति इति)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शिवभक्तिविवर्द्धनम्: increase of devotion to Śiva
• शिवभक्तिविवर्द्धनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवभक्तेः विवर्द्धनम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti: the kathā is ‘svargya’ and removes ‘kugraha’ afflictions while increasing Śiva-bhakti. No Jyotirliṅga site is specified.

Significance: Positions the narrative as a merit-generator (svarga) and doṣa-remover; in Siddhānta terms, it reduces karmic burden (pāśa) and strengthens devotion that conduces to Śiva’s liberating grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Kugraha-doṣa as a worldly manifestation of karmic bondage (pāśa)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that listening to or reciting this Śiva-centered account is itself a purifying sādhana: it bestows heavenly merit, removes inauspicious influences, fulfills worthy aims, and—most importantly—intensifies śiva-bhakti, which is the direct means to grace.

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

The verse praises Shiva-kathā as a bhakti-practice that naturally leads the devotee toward Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—because increased devotion expresses itself through reverent ritual, remembrance, and service to Śiva’s manifested forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śravaṇa/paṭhana (listening/reading) of Shiva Purana kathā with devotion, supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple daily Śiva-upāsanā to strengthen bhakti and remove inauspiciousness.