Shloka 32

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

सप्तपातालपादश् च सप्तद्वीपोरुजङ्घकः सप्तार्णवाङ्कुशश्चैव सर्वतीर्थोदरः शिवः

Transliteration

saptapātālapādaś ca saptadvīporujaṅghakaḥ saptārṇavāṅkuśaścaiva sarvatīrthodaraḥ śivaḥ

Translation

ആരുടെയോ പാദങ്ങൾ സപ്ത പാതാളങ്ങൾ, ആരുടെയോ വിശാല ജംഘകൾ സപ്ത ദ്വീപങ്ങൾ, ആരുടെയോ അങ്കുശം സപ്ത സമുദ്രങ്ങൾ, ആരുടെയോ ഉദരത്തിൽ സർവ്വ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളും വസിക്കുന്നു—അവൻ സർവ്വധാരകൻ പരമപതി ശിവൻ।

Word by Word

• सप्त-पाताल-पादः: whose feet are the seven netherworlds

• च: and

• सप्त-द्वीप-ऊरु-जङ्घकः: whose thighs and shanks are the seven continents

• सप्त-अर्णव-अङ्कुशः: whose goad/controlling hook is the seven oceans

• च एव: and indeed

• सर्व-तीर्थ-उदरः: whose belly contains all pilgrimage-places

• शिवः: Shiva, the auspicious Lord (Pati)

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-puja in the vision that the Linga signifies Shiva as the total cosmos—netherworlds, continents, oceans, and all tīrthas—so worship becomes universal, not limited to one place.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as Pati who pervades and contains all lokas; the pashu (individual soul) and its world are within Him, indicating His immanence while remaining the sovereign controller.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It points to Pashupata-style contemplation (bhāvanā) during puja and japa: meditate on the Linga/Shiva as the body of all realms and tīrthas, dissolving pasha-bound limitations of place and identity.