Shloka 22

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

भक्त्या परमया नित्यं सर्वदेवैरभिष्टुता गणेन्द्राम्भोजगर्भेन्द्रयमवित्तेशपूर्वकैः

Transliteration

bhaktyā paramayā nityaṃ sarvadevairabhiṣṭutā gaṇendrāmbhojagarbhendrayamavitteśapūrvakaiḥ

Translation

Ever established in supreme devotion, she was continually praised by all the gods—led by Gaṇeśa, Brahmā, Indra, Yama, and Kubera—who extolled her as the auspicious power that upholds the Lord’s work.

Word by Word

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā): by devotion

• परमया (paramayā): supreme, highest

• नित्यं (nityaṁ): always, continually

• सर्वदेवैः (sarvadevaiḥ): by all the gods

• अभिष्टुता (abhiṣṭutā): well-praised, hymned

• गणेन्द्र (gaṇendra): lord of the gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)

• अम्भोजगर्भ (ambhojagarbha): lotus-born (Brahmā)

• इन्द्र (indra): Indra

• यम (yama): Yama

• वित्तेश (vitteśa): lord of wealth (Kubera)

• पूर्वकैः (pūrvakaiḥ): with them at the head/foremost, led by

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Brahma
• Indra
• Yama
• Kubera
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-puja as grounded in paramā-bhakti: even the Devas honor the supreme devotional power that makes worship efficacious and spiritually transformative.

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

By showing the Devas praising the supreme devotional principle aligned with Shiva’s work, it implies Shiva-tattva as Pati (the Lord) whose grace is accessed through unwavering, highest devotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Deva-stuti (hymnic praise) rooted in paramā-bhakti—an inner discipline that supports Pashupata-oriented worship by purifying the pashu (soul) and loosening pasha (bondage).