Shloka 1

व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपण-प्रसङ्गे नक्तभोजन-शिवव्रतविधिः (वार्षिक-प्रतिमास-क्रमः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपणं नाम द्व्यशीतितमो ऽध्यायः ऋषय ऊचुः व्यपोहनस्तवं पुण्यं श्रुतमस्माभिर् आदरात् प्रसंगाल्लिङ्गदानस्य व्रतान्यपि वदस्व नः

Transliteration

iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge vyapohanastavanirūpaṇaṃ nāma dvyaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ ṛṣaya ūcuḥ vyapohanastavaṃ puṇyaṃ śrutamasmābhir ādarāt prasaṃgālliṅgadānasya vratānyapi vadasva naḥ

Translation

इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपणं नाम त्र्यशीतितमोऽध्यायः। ऋषय ऊचुः—व्यपोहनस्तवं पुण्यं श्रुतमस्माभिरादरात्। प्रसङ्गाल्लिङ्गदानस्य व्रतान्यपि वदस्व नः॥

Word by Word

• इति: thus

• श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa

• पूर्वभागे: in the former section (Pūrva-bhāga)

• व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपणम्: exposition/description of the Vyapohana hymn

• नाम: named

• द्व्यशीतितमः: eighty-third

• अध्यायः: chapter

• ऋषयः: sages

• ऊचुः: said

• व्यपोहनस्तवम्: the Vyapohana-stava (hymn)

• पुण्यम्: meritorious, sacred

• श्रुतम्: heard

• अस्माभिः: by us

• आदरात्: with reverence

• प्रसंगात्: in proper context/sequence, as a continuation

• लिङ्गदानस्य: of the gifting/donation of the liṅga

• व्रतानि: vows/observances

• अपि: also

• वदस्व: please tell (to us)

• नः: to us/for us

Speaker

Rishis (Sages of Naimisharanya), addressing Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a transition: after hearing a purifying Shiva-hymn, the sages request practical guidance—vratas connected to Liṅga-dāna—showing that stotra (devotion) should culminate in regulated Shaiva observance and worship.

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

By treating the hymn as ‘puṇya’ and immediately linking it to Liṅga-dāna, the verse implies Shiva as Pati—the liberating Lord—approached through both praise and embodied ritual, which purifies the pashu (soul) from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights vrata-dharma related to Liṅga-dāna—disciplined observances and sacrificial charity oriented to Shiva—preparing the aspirant for steadiness in Shaiva sādhanā aligned with Pashupata-style purification.