Shloka 82
अंगिरा गुरुरात्रेयो विमलो विश्वपावनः । पावनः पुरजिच्छक्रस्त्रैविद्यो नववारण
aṃgirā gururātreyo vimalo viśvapāvanaḥ | pāvanaḥ purajicchakrastraividyo navavāraṇa
He is Aṅgirā; the venerable Guru; Ātreya; the stainless One; the Purifier of the whole universe; the Purifier; the conqueror of the cities; the mighty Lord; the knower of the three Vedas; and the remover of the ninefold obstacles.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
Sthala Purana: These epithets occur in a litany of Śiva-nāmas within the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā’s praise-context; the verse itself does not localize to a single Jyotirliṅga, but functions as a universal stuti applicable at any liṅga/kshetra.
Significance: Recitation as nāma-stuti is framed as a purifier (pāvana/viśvapāvana), supporting kṣaya of pāśa (bondage) and removal of impediments (navavāraṇa).
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
This verse functions as a namāvali-style praise: by remembering Shiva as the universal purifier and the destroyer of Tripura, the devotee aligns with Pati (Shiva), the liberating Lord who burns impurity (mala) and removes obstacles on the path to grace and moksha.
These epithets are Saguna indicators—Shiva approached through name, form, and divine deeds (like Tripura-vijaya). In Jyotirlinga-oriented devotion (Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s theme), such names are chanted as direct worship of the Linga, invoking Shiva’s purifying presence in a tangible, devotional way.
Chant these names as japa (preferably with the Panchakshara ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) while applying Tripuṇḍra bhasma and wearing Rudraksha, cultivating inner purity (vimala-bhāva) and praying for the removal of obstacles (navavāraṇa).