Shloka 16

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

खट्वाङ्गधारिणी दिव्या कराग्रतरुपल्लवा नैगमेयादिभिर् दिव्यैश् चतुर्भिः पुत्रकैर्वृता

Transliteration

khaṭvāṅgadhāriṇī divyā karāgratarupallavā naigameyādibhir divyaiś caturbhiḥ putrakairvṛtā

Translation

Una Dama divina y resplandeciente, portando el báculo khaṭvāṅga, con manos delicadas como brotes tiernos, estaba rodeada por cuatro hijos celestiales—Naigameya y otros—formando su sagrado séquito.

Word by Word

• खट्वाङ्ग-धारिणी: bearer of the khaṭvāṅga staff

• दिव्या: divine, radiant

• कर-अग्र-तरु-पल्लवा: having fingertips/hands like tender sprouts of a tree

• नैगमेय-आदिभिः: by Naigameya and others

• दिव्यैः: celestial, resplendent

• चतुर्भिः: by four

• पुत्रकैः: sons/son-like attendants

• वृता: surrounded, attended

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti (Devi)
• Naigameya (Kartikeya/Skanda epithet)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as inseparable from Shakti: the Lord (Pati) is approached with His manifest Power, whose iconography and retinue signify protection, auspiciousness, and the grace that loosens pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).

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

By presenting the Divine Mother attended by celestial sons, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as Pati who is never without Shakti—His immanent power that manifests form, protection, and divine order around the transcendent Linga.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It supports Shakta-Shaiva upachara in Linga-puja—invoking Devi and attendant deities as parivara-devatas—aligning the practitioner in Pashupata-oriented discipline where grace (anugraha) aids the soul’s release from bonds.