Shloka 25

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

चण्डः सर्वगणेशानो मुखाच्छंभोर्विनिर्गतः शिवार्चनरतः श्रीमान् स मे पापं व्यपोहतु

Transliteration

caṇḍaḥ sarvagaṇeśāno mukhācchaṃbhorvinirgataḥ śivārcanarataḥ śrīmān sa me pāpaṃ vyapohatu

Translation

ຂໍໃຫ້ຈັນຑະ—ຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າໃນຫມູ່ຄະນະທັງປວງ ຜູ້ອອກມາຈາກພຣະໂອດຂອງພຣະຊັມພູໂດຍກົງ ຜູ້ຫມັ້ນໃນການບູຊາພຣະສິວະ ແລະສະຫວ່າງໄສດ້ວຍສິຣີມົງຄຸນ—ຈົ່ງຂັບໄລ່ບາບຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ.

Word by Word

• चण्डः: Caṇḍa (a fierce Gaṇa of Śiva)

• सर्वगणेशानः: lord of all Gaṇas

• मुखात्: from the mouth

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)

• विनिर्गतः: emerged, came forth

• शिवार्चनरतः: intent on Śiva-worship, devoted to Śiva-arcana

• श्रीमान्: glorious, endowed with auspicious splendor

• सः: he

• मे: my

• पापम्: sin, demerit

• व्यपोहतु: may he remove, dispel completely

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a protective/merit-bestowing invocation within the Linga Purana’s Shiva-arcana context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Chanda
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It functions as a purification-prayer: by remembering a Gaṇa who is wholly absorbed in Śiva-arcana, the devotee seeks removal of pāpa, making the worshipper fit (adhikārin) for Linga-pūjā and its fruits.

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

Śiva appears as Pati (the sovereign Lord) whose very breath/word manifests divine attendants; his śakti of grace operates through such Gaṇas to loosen pāśa (bondage) and cleanse the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-arcana (formal worship) is central; the verse also reflects a Pāśupata-style purification intent—confession and removal of impurities through remembrance, praise, and alignment with Śiva’s attendants devoted to worship.