Shloka 32

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

पिएत्य् ओफ़् त्रिपुरऽस् इन्हबितन्त्स् पतिव्रताभिः सर्वत्र सेवितं मुनिपुङ्गवाः कृत्वापि सुमहत् पापम् अपापैः शङ्करार्चनात्

Transliteration

piety of Tripura's inhabitants pativratābhiḥ sarvatra sevitaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ kṛtvāpi sumahat pāpam apāpaiḥ śaṅkarārcanāt

Translation

O Erster unter den Weisen, selbst wer eine überaus große Sünde begangen hat, wird durch die Verehrung Śaṅkaras sündenfrei; diese Verehrung wird überall von den pativratās—keuschen, treuen Frauen—unter den Bewohnern Tripuras geehrt.

Word by Word

• tripurasya: of Tripura

• nivāsibhiḥ: by the inhabitants

• pativratābhiḥ: by devoted chaste wives (steadfast in dharma)

• sarvatra: everywhere

• sevitaṁ: revered/served

• munipuṅgavāḥ: O foremost among sages

• kṛtvāpi: even having done

• sumahat: very great

• pāpam: sin

• apāpaiḥ: sinless/purified (persons)

• śaṅkara-arcānāt: by the worship (arcana) of Śaṅkara

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Shankara)

FAQs

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

It frames Śaṅkara-arcana (including Liṅga-pūjā) as a supreme purificatory act: even mahāpāpa is dissolved when the pashu (individual soul) turns to Pati through sincere worship.

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

Śiva is implied as the Pati whose grace and presence in worship burns impurity; contact with Śaṅkara through arcana transforms the impure into apāpa (purified), indicating His role as the remover of pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śaṅkara-arcana—formal worship (pūjā/arcana) of Shiva, commonly centered on the Liṅga—presented as an effective prayāścitta and a devotional discipline aligned with Shaiva practice.