Shloka 83

Devanagari script

कोटिकोटिशतैश्चैव भूतानां मातरः सदा व्यपोहन्तु भयं पापं महादेवप्रसादतः

Transliteration

koṭikoṭiśataiścaiva bhūtānāṃ mātaraḥ sadā vyapohantu bhayaṃ pāpaṃ mahādevaprasādataḥ

Translation

Durch die Gnade (prasāda) Mahādevas mögen die Mütter der bhūtas—zu zig Millionen und stets gegenwärtig—immerdar Furcht und Sünde vertreiben und das pāśa lösen, das den paśu, die Einzelseele, bedrängt.

Word by Word

• koṭi-koṭi-śataiḥ: by hundreds of crores

• ca eva: and indeed

• bhūtānām: of beings/bhūtas

• mātaraḥ: the Mothers (protective divine matrikās)

• sadā: always

• vyapohantu: may (they) drive away/remove

• bhayam: fear

• pāpam: sin/impurity

• mahādeva-prasādataḥ: through the grace of Lord Mahādeva

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a protective benediction within the Purana’s discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva
• Bhuta-Matarah (Mothers of beings)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-bhakti as a path to Shiva’s prasāda, by which fear and pāpa are removed—supporting the devotee’s purity and steadiness required for effective Linga-pūjā.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the supreme bestower of grace—whose prasāda empowers protective divine forces to dissolve the pashu’s fear and moral impurity, loosening the bonds of pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A protective benediction aligned with Shaiva pūjā: invoking Mahādeva’s prasāda (often alongside attendant śaktis like the Mothers) as part of purification, rakṣā, and inner steadiness supportive of Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā.