Shloka 74

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

शुक्रः शनैश्चरश्चैव राहुः केतुस्तथैव च व्यपोहन्तु भयं घोरं ग्रहपीडां शिवार्चकाः

Transliteration

śukraḥ śanaiścaraścaiva rāhuḥ ketustathaiva ca vyapohantu bhayaṃ ghoraṃ grahapīḍāṃ śivārcakāḥ

Translation

May Śukra (Venus), Śanaiścara (Saturn), as well as Rāhu and Ketu, drive away dreadful fear and the afflictions caused by the planets—so that Śiva’s worshippers remain unharmed.

Word by Word

• शुक्रः: Śukra (Venus)

• शनैश्चरः: Śanaiścara (Saturn)

• च एव: and indeed

• राहुः: Rāhu

• केतुः: Ketu

• तथा एव च: likewise also

• व्यपोहन्तु: may they remove/ward off

• भयम्: fear

• घोरम्: terrible, dreadful

• ग्रहपीडाम्: planetary affliction/torment

• शिवार्चकाः: worshippers of Śiva, Śiva-arcakas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a graha-śānti phala for Śiva-arcana within the Purva-Bhāga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shukra
• Shanaishchara
• Rahu
• Ketu

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva-arcana as a protective sādhana: even graha-pīḍā (planetary affliction) and ghora-bhaya are to be warded off for the Śiva-arcaka, implying Śiva’s grace operates over worldly constraints.

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

By implying that planetary forces can be pacified in the orbit of Śiva-bhakti, it points to Śiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord—before whom secondary cosmic powers become supportive rather than binding for the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Graha-śānti as an auxiliary fruit of Śiva-pūjā (especially liṅga-arcana): devotion and worship function as a remedial discipline that reduces pasha-like pressures such as fear and karmic disturbance signified by the grahas.