Shloka 105

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

महामोहा महाभागा महाभूतगणैर्वृता शिवार्चनरता नित्यं सा मे पापं व्यपोहतु

Transliteration

mahāmohā mahābhāgā mahābhūtagaṇairvṛtā śivārcanaratā nityaṃ sā me pāpaṃ vyapohatu

Translation

ขอพระมหาโมหา—ผู้ทรงมหาบุญ ผู้แวดล้อมด้วยหมู่มหาภูต และผู้ตั้งมั่นในการบูชาพระศิวะเป็นนิตย์—ทรงขจัดบาปของข้าพเจ้า

Word by Word

• महामोहा (mahāmohā): Mahāmohā (a great, overpowering power/personified śakti)

• महाभागा (mahābhāgā): most fortunate, greatly blessed

• महाभूत-गणैः (mahābhūta-gaṇaiḥ): by the groups/hosts of great beings (also: elemental hosts)

• वृता (vṛtā): surrounded, encompassed

• शिव-अर्चन-रता (śiva-arcana-ratā): devoted/delighting in Śiva’s worship

• नित्यम् (nityaṃ): always, continually

• सा (sā): she/that (power)

• मे (me): my

• पापम् (pāpaṃ): sin, demerit

• व्यपोहतु (vyapohatu): may (she/it) remove, dispel, drive away.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a prayer/hymnic statement within the Shiva-archana context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahāmohā
• Mahābhūta-gaṇas

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva-archana (including Linga-puja) as a direct means of pāpa-vyapohana—dispelling the soul’s impurity and loosening pāśa (bondage) by turning the pashu toward Pati, Shiva.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the supreme purifying reality: devotion to Śiva’s worship is portrayed as continually effective, with Shiva’s sphere attended by powerful gaṇas/mahābhūtas, indicating His lordship over the manifest elements and their hosts.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nitya-śivārcana—daily worship of Shiva (especially in Linga-puja)—as a practical discipline that purifies the aspirant and supports the Pāśupata aim of cutting down bondage through sustained devotion and right observance.