Shloka 30

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

महाकायो महातेजा महादेव इवापरः शिवार्चनरतः श्रीमान् स मे पापं व्यपोहतु

Transliteration

mahākāyo mahātejā mahādeva ivāparaḥ śivārcanarataḥ śrīmān sa me pāpaṃ vyapohatu

Translation

大いなる身を具え、偉大なる光輝に満ち、まるで別のマハーデーヴァのごとき吉祥なるその者が、常にシヴァ礼拝に専心して、わが罪をことごとく除き去らんことを。

Word by Word

• mahākāyaḥ: of vast body/form

• mahātejāḥ: of great radiance/energy

• mahādeva iva: like Mahādeva

• aparaḥ: another, second (as it were)

• śiva-arcana-rataḥ: devoted to Śiva’s worship

• śrīmān: auspicious, illustrious, endowed with prosperity

• saḥ: he/that one

• me: my

• pāpam: sin, demerit

• vyapohatu: may (he) drive away, remove entirely

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within a praise-prayer context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva-arcana (including Liṅga-pūjā) as a direct purifier: devotion to worship is invoked as the means by which pāpa (bondage-producing demerit) is driven away.

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

By calling the devotee “like another Mahādeva,” it reflects the Shaiva Siddhānta idea that proximity to Pati (Śiva) through worship transforms the pashu’s condition—radiance and auspiciousness arise by Śiva’s grace, though Śiva remains the supreme Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-arcana—regular worship (pūjā) of Śiva/Liṅga with focused devotion—is highlighted as the practical discipline that leads to purification and removal of pāpa.