Shloka 89

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

भद्रा भद्रपदा देवी शिवलोके व्यवस्थिता माता गवां महाभागा सा मे पापं व्यपोहतु

Transliteration

bhadrā bhadrapadā devī śivaloke vyavasthitā mātā gavāṃ mahābhāgā sā me pāpaṃ vyapohatu

Translation

Que a auspiciosa Deusa Bhadrā—Bhadrā de pés abençoados, estabelecida no próprio reino de Śiva, a muito afortunada Mãe das vacas—remova o meu pecado.

Word by Word

• भद्रा (bhadrā): Bhadrā, the Auspicious One

• भद्रपदा (bhadrapadā): she whose feet/steps are auspicious

• देवी (devī): Goddess

• शिवलोके (śivaloke): in Śiva-loka, Śiva’s realm

• व्यवस्थिता (vyavasthitā): established, abiding

• माता (mātā): mother

• गवाम् (gavām): of cows

• महाभागा (mahābhāgā): greatly fortunate, most blessed

• सा (sā): she

• मे (me): for me, my

• पापम् (pāpam): sin, demerit

• व्यपोहतु (vyapohatu): may she remove, dispel

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating as an invocation within the Linga Purana’s discourse on the sanctity of cows and Shiva-aligned merit)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhadrā Devī

FAQs

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

It functions as a purification-invocation: by remembering a Devi established in Shiva-loka and revered as the mother of cows, the devotee seeks removal of pāpa before approaching Shiva’s worship and merit-bearing acts.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the supreme, pure realm (Śiva-loka) where auspicious Shakti-forms abide; purification from pāpa supports the pashu’s movement away from pasha toward closeness with Pati, Shiva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A smaraṇa-based prayoga (remembrance/invocation) for pāpa-kṣaya (sin-dispelling), aligning the practitioner’s inner state for Shaiva puja and for loosening pasha through devotion and purity.