Shloka 73

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

देव्यः शिवार्चनरता व्यपोहन्तु मलं मम अर्कः सोमो ऽङ्गारकश् च बुधश्चैव बृहस्पतिः

Transliteration

devyaḥ śivārcanaratā vyapohantu malaṃ mama arkaḥ somo 'ṅgārakaś ca budhaścaiva bṛhaspatiḥ

Translation

ଶିବାର୍ଚ୍ଚନରେ ରତ ଦେବୀଶକ୍ତିମାନେ ମୋର ମଳିନତା ଦୂର କରନ୍ତୁ—ଅର୍କ (ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ), ସୋମ (ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର), ଅଙ୍ଗାରକ (ମଙ୍ଗଳ), ବୁଧ ଓ ବୃହସ୍ପତି ମୋତେ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ କରନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• देव्यः: divine goddesses/divine powers

• शिवार्चनरता: engaged in Śiva-worship

• व्यपोहन्तु: may (they) dispel/remove

• मलं: impurity/defilement

• मम: my

• अर्कः: the Sun

• सोमः: the Moon

• अङ्गारकः: Mars

• च: and

• बुधः: Mercury

• च एव: and indeed/also

• बृहस्पतिः: Jupiter

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Śiva-arcana prayer within the Purva-bhāga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Arka (Surya)
• Soma (Chandra)
• Angaraka (Mangala)
• Budha
• Brihaspati

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva-arcana as a purifier of mala (inner and outer impurity) and aligns planetary influences (grahas) to become supportive rather than obstructive to Linga-pūjā.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the supreme purifying principle (Pati) whose worship empowers even cosmic regulators like the grahas to remove pasha-like obstacles (defilements) from the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A śānti-prayoga within Śiva-pūjā: reciting a purification prayer that integrates graha-śānti with devotion to Śiva, preparing the sādhaka for steadier worship and inner clarity.