Shloka 68

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

व्यपोहन्तु भयं पापं शिवध्यानपरायणाः लक्ष्मीश् च धरणी चैव गायत्री च सरस्वती

Transliteration

vyapohantu bhayaṃ pāpaṃ śivadhyānaparāyaṇāḥ lakṣmīś ca dharaṇī caiva gāyatrī ca sarasvatī

Translation

シヴァの瞑想に帰依する者たちが、恐れと罪を払い除けますように。さらにラクシュミー、ダラニー（大地）、ガーヤトリー、サラスヴァティーもまた、守護と吉祥を授け給え。

Word by Word

• व्यपोहन्तु: may they drive away/remove

• भयं: fear

• पापं: sin/impurity

• शिवध्यानपरायणाः: those wholly devoted to Śiva-meditation

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī (fortune, auspicious prosperity)

• च: and

• धरणी: Dharaṇī/Earth (support, stability)

• चैव: and indeed/also

• गायत्री: Gāyatrī (Vedic mantra-power, sacred insight)

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī (speech, wisdom, learning)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala and protective import of Shiva-dhyana within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Lakshmi
• Dharani
• Gayatri
• Sarasvati

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva-dhyāna as a direct purifier that removes pāpa (impurity) and bhaya (existential fear), supporting the devotee (paśu) in approaching the Liṅga with inner cleanliness and steadiness.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord—whose contemplation loosens pāśa (bondage) expressed as fear and sin, while allied śakti-principles (Lakṣmī, Dharaṇī, Gāyatrī, Sarasvatī) stabilize and illumine the sādhaka.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-dhyāna (meditative absorption on Śiva) is highlighted as the core practice; it functions like a protective mantra-yoga that purifies the mind and establishes auspiciousness for pūjā and spiritual progress.