Shloka 48

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

प्राणः प्राणेशजीवेशौ मारुतः शिवभाषिताः शिवार्चनरताः सर्वे व्यपोहन्तु मलं मम

Transliteration

prāṇaḥ prāṇeśajīveśau mārutaḥ śivabhāṣitāḥ śivārcanaratāḥ sarve vyapohantu malaṃ mama

Translation

ليُزِلْ عني برانا (Prāṇa) وبرانيشا (Prāṇeśa) وجيفيشا (Jīveśa)؛ ولتُزِلْ عني الماروتات، رياح الحياة التي نطق بها شيفا؛ وليُزِلْ عني كلُّ من يلازم عبادة شيفا—دَنَسي (mala)، وهو قيدٌ يربط الـpaśu (النفس الفردية).

Word by Word

• प्राणः: vital breath, life-force

• प्राणेश: lord of prāṇa / regulator of the vital force

• जीवेशौ: the two lords connected with the jīva (individual soul) / presiding powers over embodied life

• मारुतः: the Maruts, life-winds (vāyus)

• शिवभाषिताः: declared/taught by Śiva

• शिवार्चनरताः: those absorbed in Śiva-worship (liṅga-pūjā)

• सर्वे: all

• व्यपोहन्तु: may they remove, dispel

• मलं: mala, impurity (āṇava-mala and allied defilements)

• मम: my

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-purification prayer within the Shiva-arcana context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maruts

FAQs

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

It frames liṅga-arcana as inner purification: by invoking prāṇa and the śiva-taught vāyus, the devotee asks that mala (impurity) be dispelled so worship becomes fit and effective.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the revealer and governor of the subtle forces (prāṇa and the maruts). By His teaching and grace, the pashu’s mala is removed and consciousness turns toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Prāṇa-oriented purification within Śiva-pūjā: aligning the life-breaths (vāyu/prāṇa) and invoking Śiva’s taught principles as a preparatory act to remove mala and loosen pasha.