Shloka 60

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवो मर्दकश्चैव पिङ्गलो देवमर्दनः प्रह्रादश्चाप्यनुह्रादः संह्रादः किल बाष्कलौ

Transliteration

sugrīvo mardakaścaiva piṅgalo devamardanaḥ prahrādaścāpyanuhrādaḥ saṃhrādaḥ kila bāṣkalau

Translation

सुग्रीवो मर्दकश्चैव पिङ्गलो देवमर्दनः। प्रह्रादश्चाप्यनुह्रादः संह्रादः किल बाष्कलौ॥

Word by Word

• सुग्रीवः: Sugrīva (a named Daitya/Asura)

• मर्दकः: Mardaka (a named one)

• च एव: and indeed

• पिङ्गलः: Piṅgala

• देवमर्दनः: Devamardana (“crusher of the gods,” a name/title)

• प्रह्रादः: Prahrāda

• च अपि: and also

• अनुह्रादः: Anuhrāda

• संह्रादः: Saṃhrāda

• किल: indeed/traditionally said

• बाष्कलौ: Bāṣkala (name, here indicating a person/lineage)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating genealogical names to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daityas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a genealogical register: by listing powerful Daitya names, the Purana frames worldly power as impermanent and implicitly contrasts it with steadfast refuge in Pati (Shiva), the ultimate object of Linga-centered devotion.

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

Indirectly: the catalog of formidable beings highlights that all embodied agents (pashu) remain within the cosmic order; Shiva-tattva stands beyond such lineages as the transcendent Pati who can sever pāśa (bondage) through grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is stated; the takeaway is contemplative—use such lists to cultivate vairāgya (dispassion) and turn toward Pāśupata-aligned devotion to the Linga, seeking liberation from pāśa rather than mere dominion.