Shloka 45

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

पापं व्यपोहन्तु मम भयं निर्णाशयन्तु मे वासवः पावकश्चैव यमो निरृतिरेव च

Transliteration

pāpaṃ vyapohantu mama bhayaṃ nirṇāśayantu me vāsavaḥ pāvakaścaiva yamo nirṛtireva ca

Translation

Puisse Vāsava (Indra) et Pāvaka (Agni) chasser mon péché ; puissent Yama et Nirṛti anéantir entièrement ma peur. Puissent ces gardiens de l’ordre cosmique ôter le pāśa (lien) qui tourmente le paśu (l’âme incarnée), afin que la bhakti envers Pati—Śiva—soit ferme et sans entrave.

Word by Word

• पापम् (pāpam): sin, demerit

• व्यपोहन्तु (vyapohantu): may (they) drive away, remove

• मम (mama): my

• भयम् (bhayam): fear

• निर्णाशयन्तु (nirṇāśayantu): may (they) completely destroy

• मे (me): for me, my

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ): Vāsava/Indra

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ): Pāvaka/Agni (fire)

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• यमः (yamaḥ): Yama (lord of restraint/death)

• निरृतिः (nirṛtiḥ): Nirṛti (deity of dissolution/inauspiciousness)

• एव च (eva ca): also indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a protective/ritual formula within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva context)

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Vāsava)
• Agni (Pāvaka)
• Yama
• Nirṛti
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a śānti-prayoga: the devotee invokes cosmic regulators (Indra, Agni, Yama, Nirṛti) to remove pāpa and bhaya so the Linga-pūjā proceeds without obstacles and the mind becomes fit for Śiva-bhakti.

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

Though Devas are invoked, the implied goal is purification for turning to Pati (Śiva). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, Deva-help is instrumental, while final release from pasha and stabilization of the pashu occurs through Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A protective purification step (pāpa-śānti and bhaya-nāśa) used before or during Linga-pūjā; yogically, it supports pratyāhāra and dhāraṇā by reducing fear-based agitation and karmic obstruction.