Shloka 72

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

तथान्याः सर्वलोकेषु दिव्याश्चाप्सरसस् तथा शिवाय ताण्डवं नित्यं कुर्वन्त्यो ऽतीव भाविताः

Transliteration

tathānyāḥ sarvalokeṣu divyāścāpsarasas tathā śivāya tāṇḍavaṃ nityaṃ kurvantyo 'tīva bhāvitāḥ

Translation

Assim também, em todos os mundos, outras apsarās divinas—impregnadas de bhakti—executam sempre o Tāṇḍava como oferenda a Śiva.

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise/so too

• anyāḥ: others (feminine plural)

• sarva-lokeṣu: in all the worlds

• divyāḥ: divine/celestial

• ca: and

• apsarasaḥ: apsarās (celestial nymphs)

• tathā: also

• śivāya: for Śiva/unto Śiva

• tāṇḍavam: the Tāṇḍava dance

• nityam: always/constantly

• kurvantyaḥ: performing/doing (feminine plural)

• atīva: exceedingly/very much

• bhāvitāḥ: imbued/inspired/filled (with devotion, bhāva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Apsaras

FAQs

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

It expands Linga-centered worship beyond temple ritual into continuous offering (nitya-upacāra): even celestial beings honor Pati (Śiva) through dedicated acts like Tāṇḍava, showing that sincere bhāva is itself a form of pūjā.

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

Śiva is presented as the supreme recipient of devotion across all realms—Pati who draws the hearts of beings everywhere—implying His all-pervasiveness and lordship over the worlds, where worship naturally flows toward Him.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nitya-upāsanā (constant worship) expressed as sacred performance: the disciplined offering of body, rhythm, and mind to Śiva—aligned with a Pāśupata spirit of turning action into devotion and loosening pāśa (bondage) through sustained bhāva.