Shloka 2

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

व्यासाय कथितं तस्माद् बहुमानेन वै मया नमः शिवाय शुद्धाय निर्मलाय यशस्विने

Transliteration

vyāsāya kathitaṃ tasmād bahumānena vai mayā namaḥ śivāya śuddhāya nirmalāya yaśasvine

Translation

Por ello, con gran reverencia, se lo he comunicado a Vyāsa. Salutación a Śiva—el Pati—puro, inmaculado y resplandeciente de gloria.

Word by Word

• व्यासाय: to Vyāsa

• कथितम्: was told/expounded

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that reason

• बहुमानेन: with great honor/reverence

• वै: indeed

• मया: by me

• नमः: salutations

• शिवाय: to Śiva

• शुद्धाय: to the Pure One

• निर्मलाय: to the Stainless/Untainted One

• यशस्विने: to the Glorious/Famed One

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrative frame; honoring the transmission to Vyasa)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It establishes the puranic transmission (paramparā) with reverence and frames Linga devotion as worship of the supremely pure Pati, making purity (śuddhi) and humility central to Linga-pūjā.

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

Śiva is praised as śuddha and nirmala—untainted by māyā and karmic limitation—indicating the Siddhāntic view of Śiva as the ever-pure Lord (Pati) whose glory is intrinsic, not acquired.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice implied is śiva-namaskāra (salutation) with bahumāna (deep reverence), a foundational attitude for Pashupata-oriented sādhana and for entering Linga-pūjā with inner purity.