Shloka 72

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

तथान्याः सर्वलोकेषु दिव्याश्चाप्सरसस् तथा शिवाय ताण्डवं नित्यं कुर्वन्त्यो ऽतीव भाविताः

Transliteration

tathānyāḥ sarvalokeṣu divyāścāpsarasas tathā śivāya tāṇḍavaṃ nityaṃ kurvantyo 'tīva bhāvitāḥ

Translation

So auch in allen Welten: andere göttliche Apsarās—von Bhakti durchdrungen—vollziehen stets den Tāṇḍava als Darbringung an Śiva.

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise/so too

• anyāḥ: others (feminine plural)

• sarva-lokeṣu: in all the worlds

• divyāḥ: divine/celestial

• ca: and

• apsarasaḥ: apsarās (celestial nymphs)

• tathā: also

• śivāya: for Śiva/unto Śiva

• tāṇḍavam: the Tāṇḍava dance

• nityam: always/constantly

• kurvantyaḥ: performing/doing (feminine plural)

• atīva: exceedingly/very much

• bhāvitāḥ: imbued/inspired/filled (with devotion, bhāva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Apsaras

FAQs

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

It expands Linga-centered worship beyond temple ritual into continuous offering (nitya-upacāra): even celestial beings honor Pati (Śiva) through dedicated acts like Tāṇḍava, showing that sincere bhāva is itself a form of pūjā.

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

Śiva is presented as the supreme recipient of devotion across all realms—Pati who draws the hearts of beings everywhere—implying His all-pervasiveness and lordship over the worlds, where worship naturally flows toward Him.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nitya-upāsanā (constant worship) expressed as sacred performance: the disciplined offering of body, rhythm, and mind to Śiva—aligned with a Pāśupata spirit of turning action into devotion and loosening pāśa (bondage) through sustained bhāva.