Shloka 98

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

वीरभद्रो महातेजा हिमकुन्देन्दुसन्निभः रुद्रस्य तनयो रौद्रः शूलासक्तमहाकरः

Transliteration

vīrabhadro mahātejā himakundendusannibhaḥ rudrasya tanayo raudraḥ śūlāsaktamahākaraḥ

Translation

ವೀರಭದ್ರನು ಮಹಾತೇಜಸ್ವಿ—ಹಿಮ, ಕುಂದಪುಷ್ಪ ಮತ್ತು ಚಂದ್ರನಂತೆ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನ; ರುದ್ರನ ರೌದ್ರ ಪುತ್ರ, ಮಹಾಬಲಿಷ್ಠ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ತ್ರಿಶೂಲವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿದವನು।

Word by Word

• वीरभद्रः: Vīrabhadra

• महातेजाः: of great radiance/power

• हिम: snow

• कुन्द: jasmine

• इन्दु: moon

• सन्निभः: resembling, comparable to

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra (Śiva)

• तनयः: son, offspring

• रौद्रः: fierce, Rudra-like

• शूल: trident

• आसक्त: attached to/firmly holding

• महाकरः: great-handed, having a mighty hand

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Virabhadra
• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Vīrabhadra as Rudra’s radiant yet fearsome śakti-in-action, a protector aspect associated with safeguarding Śiva’s dharma and the sanctity of Śaiva worship (including Linga-upāsanā).

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

By portraying Rudra’s “son” as both luminous (moon-like purity) and terrible (raudra, trident-bearing), the verse reflects Śiva-tattva as simultaneously auspicious (śiva) and formidable (rudra)—Pati who rules and liberates pashus by destroying pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is meditative invocation (dhyāna) on Rudra’s protective power—visualizing the trident-bearing guardian principle that removes obstacles to Pāśupata discipline and Śiva-bhakti.