Shloka 16

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

खट्वाङ्गधारिणी दिव्या कराग्रतरुपल्लवा नैगमेयादिभिर् दिव्यैश् चतुर्भिः पुत्रकैर्वृता

Transliteration

khaṭvāṅgadhāriṇī divyā karāgratarupallavā naigameyādibhir divyaiś caturbhiḥ putrakairvṛtā

Translation

光り輝く神なる女神は、カトヴァーンガ（khaṭvāṅga）の杖を携え、御手は若木の新芽のようにしなやかであった。ナイガメーヤら四人の天なる御子が周りを囲み、聖なる眷属として侍っていた。

Word by Word

• खट्वाङ्ग-धारिणी: bearer of the khaṭvāṅga staff

• दिव्या: divine, radiant

• कर-अग्र-तरु-पल्लवा: having fingertips/hands like tender sprouts of a tree

• नैगमेय-आदिभिः: by Naigameya and others

• दिव्यैः: celestial, resplendent

• चतुर्भिः: by four

• पुत्रकैः: sons/son-like attendants

• वृता: surrounded, attended

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti (Devi)
• Naigameya (Kartikeya/Skanda epithet)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as inseparable from Shakti: the Lord (Pati) is approached with His manifest Power, whose iconography and retinue signify protection, auspiciousness, and the grace that loosens pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).

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

By presenting the Divine Mother attended by celestial sons, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as Pati who is never without Shakti—His immanent power that manifests form, protection, and divine order around the transcendent Linga.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It supports Shakta-Shaiva upachara in Linga-puja—invoking Devi and attendant deities as parivara-devatas—aligning the practitioner in Pashupata-oriented discipline where grace (anugraha) aids the soul’s release from bonds.