Shloka 28

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

सिद्धैश् च यक्षगन्धर्वैर् भूतैर्भूतविधायकैः उरगैरृषिभिश्चैव ब्रह्मणा च महात्मना

Transliteration

siddhaiś ca yakṣagandharvair bhūtairbhūtavidhāyakaiḥ uragairṛṣibhiścaiva brahmaṇā ca mahātmanā

Translation

ومع السِّدّهات، والياكشا والغاندهرفا؛ ومع البهوتات الذين يدبّرون جموع الكائنات؛ ومع الناغا والرِّشي؛ وكذلك مع برهما العظيم النفس—كان الجميع حاضرين، مؤلِّفين مجمعًا واسعًا يشهد للربّ (Pati) المتعالي على كل قيد.

Word by Word

• सिद्धैः (siddhaiḥ): with the Siddhas, perfected beings

• च (ca): and

• यक्ष-गन्धर्वैः (yakṣa-gandharvaiḥ): with Yakṣas and Gandharvas

• भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ): with Bhūtas, elemental spirits/attendants

• भूत-विधायकैः (bhūta-vidhāyakaiḥ): who regulate/ordain the classes of beings

• उरगैः (uragaiḥ): with serpents/Nāgas

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ): with seers

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā): with Brahmā

• च (ca): and

• महात्मना (mahātmanā): great-souled, exalted one.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (outer narration; contextual attribution)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Siddhas
• Yakshas
• Gandharvas
• Bhutas
• Nagas
• Rishis

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Linga-worship as a cosmic event witnessed by all orders of beings—Siddhas, seers, and even Brahmā—implying that the Linga signifies the supreme Pati acknowledged across creation.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By depicting every class of being assembling in reverence, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Lord (Pati) before whom pashu (souls) and their pasha (bondage) are secondary—He is the center that all hierarchies converge upon.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse suggests the setting for collective upāsanā—devotional attendance and witnessing—supporting the Pāśupata orientation of gathering the mind around Pati as the supreme focus, a prerequisite to deeper pūjā-vidhi and yogic steadiness.