Shloka 91

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

सुशीला शीलसम्पन्ना श्रीप्रदा शिवभाविता शिवलोके स्थिता नित्यं सा मे पापं व्यपोहतु

Transliteration

suśīlā śīlasampannā śrīpradā śivabhāvitā śivaloke sthitā nityaṃ sā me pāpaṃ vyapohatu

Translation

高き品行を備え、徳に満ち、吉祥なる繁栄シュリー（śrī）を授け、常にシヴァに没入し、永くシヴァの界に住まうその御方が、わが罪を除き給え。

Word by Word

• suśīlā: of good character

• śīla-sampannā: endowed with virtue and right conduct

• śrī-pradā: bestower of prosperity/auspiciousness (Śrī)

• śiva-bhāvitā: imbued with/absorbed in Śiva-consciousness

• śiva-loke: in the realm of Śiva

• sthitā: established/abiding

• nityam: always/eternally

• sā: she (the Goddess/Śiva-Śakti)

• me: my

• pāpam: sin/demerit (pāpa)

• vyapohatu: may she remove/drive away completely.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a received Śiva-stuti within the Linga Purana’s devotional frame)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Devi
• Sri

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-bhakti as inseparable from Śiva-Śakti devotion: purity (śīla), Śiva-bhāvanā, and prayerful surrender are presented as the inner offering that supports outer Linga-pūjā and leads to pāpa-kṣaya (removal of demerit).

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the supreme abode and state of consciousness (“śiva-loka” and “śiva-bhāvitā”): liberation is closeness to Śiva through absorption in Him, while Śakti functions as the grace-bearing power that carries the devotee from pasha (bondage) toward Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-bhāvanā (contemplative absorption in Śiva) is foregrounded—an inner discipline aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion—where remembrance and praise become a yogic means for pāpa-nāśana alongside formal pūjā.