Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

शिवार्चनरतः श्रीमान् स मे पापं व्यपोहतु त्रैलोक्यनमिता देवी सोल्काकारा पुरातनी

Transliteration

śivārcanarataḥ śrīmān sa me pāpaṃ vyapohatu trailokyanamitā devī solkākārā purātanī

Translation

Que le Bienheureux, toujours voué au culte de Śiva, efface mon péché. Et que l’antique Déesse, vénérée par les trois mondes, à la forme éclatante comme une flamme, accorde protection et purification.

Word by Word

• शिवार्चनरतः: devoted to Śiva-worship

• श्रीमान्: blessed, auspicious, endowed with prosperity

• सः: he/that one

• मे: my

• पापम्: sin, demerit (pāpa)

• व्यपोहतु: may (he/she) remove, dispel

• त्रैलोक्यनमिता: bowed to by the three worlds

• देवी: the Goddess (Śakti)

• सोल्काकारा: having a flame/radiant form (like a blazing firebrand)

• पुरातनी: ancient, primordial

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the puranic teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devi (Shakti/Parvati)

FAQs

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

It frames Śivārcana (Linga/Śiva worship) as a direct means of pāpa-kṣaya—removing impurity and restoring auspiciousness—supported by Śiva’s grace and Śakti’s purifying power.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the supreme purifying Pati whose worship dissolves pāpa and loosens pāśa (bondage) for the pashu (individual soul), leading the devotee toward clarity and liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śivārcana—regular devotional worship (pujā) of Śiva/Linga with a prayerful intention for purification; it aligns with Pāśupata orientation where disciplined worship and surrender weaken bonds of impurity.