Shloka 31
अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)
मेरुमन्दारकैलासतटकूटप्रभेदनः ऐरावतादिभिर् दिव्यैर् दिग्गजैश् च सुपूजितः
merumandārakailāsataṭakūṭaprabhedanaḥ airāvatādibhir divyair diggajaiś ca supūjitaḥ
He who cleaves and transcends the ridges, slopes, and peaks of Meru, Mandāra, and Kailāsa is reverently worshipped by the divine directional elephants such as Airāvata. Thus the Lord (Pati) is praised as the unsurpassed sovereign who breaks through every cosmic boundary and is honored by all quarters.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya; contextual attribution)
FAQs
It frames Śiva as the transcendent Pati beyond all cosmic structures (even Meru and Kailāsa). In Linga worship, this supports the Linga as the limitless, boundary-breaking reality that all directions and guardians honor.
Śiva-tattva is shown as supreme and unobstructed—able to ‘cleave’ or pass beyond the highest cosmic supports—indicating His sovereignty over māyā’s formations and His status as the ultimate Lord worshipped by the powers that uphold the world.
The verse implies digbandhana and dik-devatā/dig-gaja reverence within Śaiva pūjā, and yogically points to Pāśupata discipline that breaks pasha—limitations and identifications—by fixing awareness on Pati as the unsurpassed reality.