Shloka 86

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

रुद्रलोके स्थितो नित्यं रुद्रैः सार्धं गणेश्वरैः वृषेन्द्रो विश्वधृग् देवो विश्वस्य जगतः पिता

Transliteration

rudraloke sthito nityaṃ rudraiḥ sārdhaṃ gaṇeśvaraiḥ vṛṣendro viśvadhṛg devo viśvasya jagataḥ pitā

Translation

అతడు నిత్యం రుద్రలోకమున నిలిచి, రుద్రులతోను గణేశ్వరులతోను సహవాసము చేయును; అతడే వృషేంద్రుడు, విశ్వధారక దేవుడు, సమస్త జగత్తుకు తండ్రి।

Word by Word

• रुद्रलोके (rudraloke): in Rudra-loka, Shiva’s realm

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ): established/abiding

• नित्यम् (nityam): eternally

• रुद्रैः (rudraiḥ): with the Rudras

• सार्धम् (sārdham): together with

• गणेश्वरैः (gaṇeśvaraiḥ): with the Gaṇa-lords (chiefs of Shiva’s attendants)

• वृषेन्द्रः (vṛṣendraḥ): Vṛṣendra (bull-lord

• विश्वधृक् (viśvadhṛk): bearer/supporter of the universe

• देवः (devaḥ): the God, the shining Lord

• विश्वस्य (viśvasya): of the universe

• जगतः (jagataḥ): of the moving world (creation)

• पिता (pitā): father/progenitor

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudras
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the eternal Pati—abiding in Rudra-loka yet sustaining the cosmos—so Linga worship is directed to the transcendent Lord who still upholds and fathers the manifest world.

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

Shiva is portrayed as simultaneously transcendent (ever established in Rudra-loka with his Rudras and Gaṇas) and immanent (viśvadhṛk, the supporter of the universe), the supreme Father governing all beings (paśus) beyond bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily supports contemplative upāsanā: meditating on Shiva as viśvadhṛk (cosmic support) and Pati, a core orientation behind Pāśupata-style devotion and inner recollection during Linga-pūjā.