Shloka 50

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

एते वै चारणाः शंभोः पूजयातीव भाविताः व्यपोहन्तु मलं सर्वं पापं चैव मया कृतम्

Transliteration

ete vai cāraṇāḥ śaṃbhoḥ pūjayātīva bhāvitāḥ vyapohantu malaṃ sarvaṃ pāpaṃ caiva mayā kṛtam

Translation

Que ces Cāraṇas—serviteurs dévoués de Śambhu, ardents dans le culte et remplis de ferveur—chassent toute souillure, ainsi que le péché commis par moi.

Word by Word

• एते (ete): these

• वै (vai): indeed

• चारणाः (cāraṇāḥ): Cāraṇas, celestial bards/attendant beings

• शंभोः (śaṃbhoḥ): of Śambhu (Śiva)

• पूजयन्तीव (pūjayantīva): as if worshipping / engaged in worship

• भाविताः (bhāvitāḥ): imbued, inspired, filled with devotion

• व्यपोहन्तु (vyapohantu): may they remove, dispel

• मलं (malaṃ): impurity, defilement

• सर्वं (sarvaṃ): all

• पापं (pāpaṃ): sin

• च एव (caiva): and indeed

• मया (mayā): by me

• कृतम् (kṛtam): done, committed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the puranic account; the verse expresses a supplicatory prayer-voice within the narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Charanas

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva-puja as a purificatory act: through devotion to Śambhu and the sanctifying presence of his attendants, the worshipper prays for removal of mala (inner defilement) and pāpa (sin), preparing the pashu (individual soul) for Shiva’s grace.

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

By invoking Śambhu as the one whose sphere purifies, it implies Shiva as Pati—the Lord whose grace dissolves bondage (pāśa) in the form of impurity and sin, restoring the soul toward śuddhi (purity) and auspiciousness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Atonement through Shiva-puja and devotional bhāva is highlighted—an inner discipline aligned with Pāśupata orientation, where purification (removal of mala and pāpa) is sought as a prerequisite for steadiness in worship and yoga.