Shloka 92

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

वेदशास्त्रार्थतत्त्वज्ञः सर्वकार्याभिचिन्तकः समस्तगुणसम्पन्नः सर्वदेवेश्वरात्मजः

Transliteration

vedaśāstrārthatattvajñaḥ sarvakāryābhicintakaḥ samastaguṇasampannaḥ sarvadeveśvarātmajaḥ

Translation

ព្រះអង្គជាអ្នកដឹងច្បាស់នូវសារសំខាន់ និងអត្ថន័យជ្រាលជ្រៅនៃវេដៈ និងសាស្ត្រា; ជាអ្នកពិចារណា និងគ្រប់គ្រងរាល់កិច្ចការ; ពេញលេញដោយគុណធម៌មង្គលទាំងអស់; និងជាព្រះបុត្រកើតដោយខ្លួនឯង ព្រះអាត្មាបង្ហាញពីព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃទេវទាំងអស់ (បតិ) ដែលស្ថិតជាអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងខាងក្នុងនៃសព្វសត្វ។

Word by Word

• वेद (veda): the Vedas

• शास्त्र (śāstra): authoritative scriptures

• अर्थ (artha): meaning/purport

• तत्त्व (tattva): essential principle/reality

• ज्ञः (jñaḥ): knower

• सर्व (sarva): all

• कार्य (kārya): actions/undertakings

• अभिचिन्तकः (abhicintakaḥ): one who contemplates, plans, and directs

• समस्त (samasta): all, entire

• गुण (guṇa): qualities/virtues

• सम्पन्नः (sampannaḥ): endowed with, perfected in

• सर्वदेव (sarvadeva): all gods

• ईश्वर (īśvara): Lord

• आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ): self-born son/emanation

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva-Sahasranama to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva (the Linga’s indwelling Pati) as the omniscient source of Vedic meaning and the director of all karma, implying that Linga-puja is not mere ritual but alignment of the pashu (soul) with the Lord who governs all actions.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as all-knowing (veda-śāstra-tattvajña), all-governing (sarvakāryābhicintaka), and complete in auspicious qualities—revealing Pati as the inner ruler beyond pasha (bondage) and the ground of true knowledge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Pāśupata-oriented discipline: offering every act to Shiva with reflective awareness (abhicintana), turning ritual and daily duties into Shiva-arpana that loosens pasha and steadies the pashu in devotion and insight.