Shloka 12

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

शिव-पूजन में रत वह श्रीमान् प्रभु मेरे पापों का नाश करें। और त्रैलोक्य-वंदिता, प्राचीन, ज्वालामयी तेजस्विनी देवी इस शुद्धि-कर्म की रक्षा करें।

Word by Word

• शिवार्चनरतः: devoted to Śiva-worship

• श्रीमान्: auspicious, glorious

• सः: he (that Lord/that revered one)

• मे: my

• पापम्: sin, demerit

• व्यपोहतु: may he remove, dispel

• त्रैलोक्यनमिता: bowed to by the three worlds

• देवी: the Goddess

• सोल्काकारा: having a blazing/fiery form, radiant in appearance

• पुरातनी: ancient, primordial

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within a Shiva-archana context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devi (Shakti)

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva-arcana (including Liṅga-pūjā) as a direct means of pāpa-kṣaya—dissolving impurity that binds the paśu (individual soul) and preparing it for Śiva’s grace.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the auspicious remover of pāpa and bondage—whose worship purifies the paśu; his efficacy is also shown as inseparable from Devī (Śakti), the primordial power revered by all worlds.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-arcana (formal worship of Śiva/Liṅga) is highlighted as a purificatory discipline; in a Shaiva Siddhānta reading, it supports the yogic aim of loosening pāśa through devotion, mantra, and consecrated worship.