Shloka 84

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

शिवध्यानैकसम्पन्नो हिमराड् अंबुसन्निभः कुन्देन्दुसदृशाकारः कुंभकुन्देन्दुभूषणः

Transliteration

śivadhyānaikasampanno himarāḍ aṃbusannibhaḥ kundendusadṛśākāraḥ kuṃbhakundendubhūṣaṇaḥ

Translation

శివధ్యానమునే ఏకాగ్రుడై, హిమాలయజలమువలె ప్రకాశించాడు; అతని ఆకృతి కుందపుష్పము, చంద్రునివలె, ఆభరణములు కుంభ-కుంద-చంద్రప్రభలవలె ద్యోతకమయ్యాయి।

Word by Word

• śiva-dhyāna-eka-sampannaḥ: endowed exclusively with meditation on Shiva

• hima-rāṭ: the king of snows, the Himalaya

• ambu-sannibhaḥ: resembling water, water-like radiance/clarity

• kunda-indu-sadṛśa-ākāraḥ: having a form like jasmine and the moon (pure, white, luminous)

• kumbha-kunda-indu-bhūṣaṇaḥ: adorned with ornaments gleaming like a pot (kumbha), jasmine, and the moon

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dhyāna (inner visualization) as a core limb of Linga-pūjā—purifying the pashu (individual soul) by fixing awareness on Pati (Shiva) before external offerings.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated through whiteness, clarity, and cooling radiance—signs of transcendental purity and auspiciousness that dissolve pāśa (bondage) when contemplated with one-pointedness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-dhyānaikāgratā—exclusive, unwavering meditation (a Pāśupata-oriented discipline) where the mind is made luminous and steady prior to mantra-japa and Linga-arcana.