Shloka 16
अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda
निर्जने कानने रम्ये शैले शैले नदीतटे । विहरस्व मया सार्द्धं जन्मेदं सफलं कुरु
nirjane kānane ramye śaile śaile nadītaṭe | viharasva mayā sārddhaṃ janmedaṃ saphalaṃ kuru
Trong khu rừng vắng lặng mà mỹ lệ—trên những sườn núi nối tiếp và bên bờ sông—hãy cùng ta vui chơi. Hãy làm cho kiếp sống này trở nên kết quả, thật sự viên thành.
Pārvatī
Tattva Level: pasha
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights that life becomes “fruitful” when the mind turns toward Shiva in loving devotion; even the imagery of solitude, mountains, and riverbanks points to inner withdrawal (nirjana) where grace-filled communion with the Lord becomes possible.
Though it speaks in the language of divine companionship (līlā) with Shiva as a personal Lord (Saguna), it supports Linga-worship by emphasizing intimate, focused remembrance—approaching Shiva not as an abstraction but as the living, gracious Pati who makes existence meaningful.
A practical takeaway is to seek a quiet place for Shiva-sādhana—Pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), meditation on Shiva, and simple worship with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and/or rudrākṣa—so that one’s life becomes spiritually “successful.”