Shloka 109

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माण्डधारका रुद्राः सर्वलोकप्रपूजिताः सत्याश् च मानसाः सर्वे व्यपोहन्तु भयं मम

Transliteration

brahmāṇḍadhārakā rudrāḥ sarvalokaprapūjitāḥ satyāś ca mānasāḥ sarve vyapohantu bhayaṃ mama

Translation

Mögen die Rudras — Träger des brahmāṇḍa, von allen Welten verehrt — jene Wahrhaftigen, alle geistgeborenen göttlichen Mächte, meine Furcht vertreiben.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माण्डधारकाः: upholders of the brahmāṇḍa (cosmic egg/universe)

• रुद्राः: the Rudras (forms/powers of Rudra-Shiva)

• सर्वलोकप्रपूजिताः: highly worshipped by all worlds

• सत्याः: truthful, aligned with satya (cosmic order/truth)

• च: and

• मानसाः: mind-born (mānasa), born of thought/will

• सर्वे: all

• व्यपोहन्तु: may they remove, dispel

• भयं: fear

• मम: my

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a protective invocation within the Linga Purana’s Rudra-focused discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a fear-dispelling remembrance (smaraṇa) of Rudra’s cosmic sovereignty—supporting Linga worship by directing the devotee’s pashu (individual soul) to take refuge in Pati (Shiva), the protector who loosens pasha (bondage) such as fear.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated through the Rudras as brahmāṇḍa-dhārakāḥ—cosmic sustainers—universally worshipped and established in satya; this presents Rudra-Shiva as the reliable, truth-grounded Lord whose power governs both cosmos and inner mind.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A protective japa/prārthanā (invocatory repetition) aligned with Pāśupata orientation: steadying the mind (mānasa) in Rudra-remembrance to dissolve the mental pasha of fear and restore inner fearlessness (abhaya).