Shloka 53

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

पूर्णभद्रेश्वरो माली शितिकुण्डलिरेव च नरेन्द्रश्चैव यक्षेशा व्यपोहन्तु मलं मम

Transliteration

pūrṇabhadreśvaro mālī śitikuṇḍalireva ca narendraścaiva yakṣeśā vyapohantu malaṃ mama

Translation

ขอให้ปูรณภัทรேศวร มาลี ศิติกุณฑลิน และนเรนทระ—เจ้าใหญ่ในหมู่ยักษะ—ขจัดมลทินของข้าพเจ้า และสลายคราบที่ขวางกั้นศิวภักติ

Word by Word

• पूर्णभद्रेश्वरः (pūrṇabhadreśvaraḥ): Pūrṇabhadreśvara (a Yakṣa-lord/deity)

• माली (mālī): Mālī (a Yakṣa-lord)

• शितिकुण्डलिः (śitikuṇḍaliḥ): Śitikuṇḍalin (a Yakṣa-lord)

• एव च (eva ca): and also

• नरेन्द्रः (narendraḥ): Narendra (a Yakṣa-lord)

• च एव (caiva): and indeed

• यक्षेशाः (yakṣeśāḥ): lords of the Yakṣas

• व्यपोहन्तु (vyapohantu): may they remove/drive away

• मलम् (malaṃ): impurity, defilement (mala)

• मम (mama): of me/mine

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a purification-stuti within the chapter’s ritual context)

Characters & Entities

• Pūrṇabhadreśvara
• Mālī
• Śitikuṇḍalin
• Narendra
• Yakṣas

FAQs

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

It functions as a śuddhi-prārthanā (purification prayer): before Linga-pūjā, impurities (mala) are invoked to be removed so the worship becomes fit and spiritually efficacious.

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

By emphasizing removal of mala, it implies the Shaiva Siddhanta frame: the paśu is bound by mala/pāśa, and worship ultimately aims at grace leading toward Pati—Śiva—who alone fully liberates.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa as a preparatory rite: invoking protective deities to clear mala (inner and outer defilement) as a prerequisite for disciplined pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented purification.