Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा दिव्या भक्तानामप्रयत्नतः सा मे साक्षान्महादेवी पापम् आशु व्यपोहतु

Transliteration

bhuktimuktipradā divyā bhaktānāmaprayatnataḥ sā me sākṣānmahādevī pāpam āśu vyapohatu

Translation

Nawa’y ang hayag na Mahādevī—ang banal na tagapagkaloob ng bhukti (kaginhawahang makamundo) at mukti (kalayaan), na ibinibigay ito sa mga deboto kahit walang mabigat na pagsisikap—ay agad na mag-alis ng aking kasalanan.

Word by Word

• भुक्ति: worldly enjoyment, prosperity

• मुक्ति: liberation from bondage

• प्रदा: bestowing, granting

• दिव्या: divine, transcendent

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees

• अप्रयत्नतः: without (great) effort, spontaneously

• सा: she

• मे: my

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly, in person

• महादेवी: the Great Goddess (Śakti of Śiva)

• पापम्: sin, demerit, impurity (mala)

• आशु: quickly, swiftly

• व्यपोहतु: may she remove, dispel, drive away

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a devotional assertion within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Mahadevi
• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered Shaiva devotion as inseparable from Śakti’s grace: through the Mahādevī’s anugraha, the devotee gains both bhukti (support in dharmic life) and mukti (release from bondage), along with rapid purification from pāpa.

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

By praising Mahādevī as ‘sākṣāt’ and divinely efficacious, it implies the Shaiva Siddhānta vision where Pati (Śiva) acts through Śakti—grace (anugraha/śaktipāta) is the decisive power that loosens pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is bhakti grounded in śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge): sincere invocation of Mahādevī for pāpa-kṣaya (removal of impurity), which supports Pashupata-oriented purification leading toward mukti.