Shloka 52

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

व्यपोहन्तु मलं सर्वे सिद्धाः शिवपदार्चकाः यक्षो यक्षेशधनदो जृम्भको मणिभद्रकः

Transliteration

vyapohantu malaṃ sarve siddhāḥ śivapadārcakāḥ yakṣo yakṣeśadhanado jṛmbhako maṇibhadrakaḥ

Translation

Que toda impureza sea expulsada. Que los Siddhas—devotos que adoran los santos pies de Śiva—junto con el Yakṣa, el señor de los Yakṣas (Dhanada), Jṛmbhaka y Maṇibhadra, otorguen protección y disipen la mancha.

Word by Word

• व्यपोहन्तु: may they dispel/remove

• मलं: impurity/defilement

• सर्वे: all

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (accomplished beings)

• शिवपदार्चकाः: worshippers of Shiva’s feet

• यक्षः: Yaksha (a divine attendant spirit)

• यक्षेश: lord of Yakshas

• धनदः: Dhanada (Kubera, giver of wealth)

• जृम्भकः: Jṛmbhaka (a named attendant/guardian being)

• मणिभद्रकः: Maṇibhadra (a Yaksha guardian/attendant of Shiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a ritual-protective invocation within the Purana’s Shiva-worship instructions)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Siddhas
• Yaksha
• Yakshesha (Kubera/Dhanada)
• Jrimbhaka
• Manibhadra

FAQs

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

It functions as a purification and protection formula: before or during Shiva-puja, devotees invoke Shiva’s accomplished devotees (Siddhas) and guardian beings (Yakshas) to dispel mala—ritual and inner impurity—so the worship becomes fit and effective.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati, the supreme purifier: devotion to His feet (pada-archana) becomes the channel through which impurities are removed, aided by His cosmic attendants and protectors who uphold the sacred space of worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Shiva-pada-archana (worship of Shiva’s feet) and a protective invocation (raksha/prashamana) aimed at removing mala—aligning with Shaiva discipline where purification of the pashu precedes deeper Pashupata-oriented practice.