Shloka 19

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

त्रयोविंशतिभिस् तत्त्वैर् महदाद्यैर् विजृम्भिता लक्ष्म्यादिशक्तिभिर् नित्यं नमिता नन्दनन्दिनी

Transliteration

trayoviṃśatibhis tattvair mahadādyair vijṛmbhitā lakṣmyādiśaktibhir nityaṃ namitā nandanandinī

Translation

Nandanandinī—à qui Lakṣmī et les autres Puissances divines rendent sans cesse hommage—se déploie comme la vaste étendue des vingt-trois tattvas, à commencer par Mahat, manifestant le cosmos sous le Seigneur (Pati).

Word by Word

• त्रयोविंशतिभिः (trayoviṃśatibhiḥ): by twenty-three

• तत्त्वैः (tattvaiḥ): principles/tattvas of manifestation

• महदाद्यैः (mahad-ādyaiḥ): beginning with Mahat (cosmic intellect)

• विजृम्भिता (vijṛmbhitā): expanded/unfolded/manifested

• लक्ष्म्यादि-शक्तिभिः (lakṣmy-ādi-śaktibhiḥ): by Lakṣmī and other śaktis/powers

• नित्यं (nityaṃ): always/eternally

• नमिता (namitā): saluted/bowed to

• नन्दनन्दिनी (nandanandinī): Nandanandinī (a name/title of the Goddess/Śakti associated with Śiva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Nandanandinī
• Lakshmi
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva’s worship (through the Liṅga) as inseparable from Śakti, the power through which the tattvas unfold—so Liṅga-pūjā honors Pati together with His manifesting energy.

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

By implying that the cosmos expands through tattvas under divine Power, it points to Śiva as Pati—the transcendent Lord whose presence is constant while manifestation proceeds through Śakti.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative tattva-smaraṇa (reflection on the principles of manifestation) supporting Pāśupata orientation: recognizing Pashu (the soul) bound by Pāśa within tattvas, and turning in reverence to Pati with Śakti.