Shloka 41

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

कपालीशश् च विज्ञेयो रुद्रा रुद्रांशसंभवाः शिवप्रणामसम्पन्ना व्यपोहन्तु मलं मम

Transliteration

kapālīśaś ca vijñeyo rudrā rudrāṃśasaṃbhavāḥ śivapraṇāmasampannā vyapohantu malaṃ mama

Translation

Kilalanin din si Kapālīśa: ang mga Rudra na isinilang mula sa isang bahagi ni Rudra. Yamang ganap sa pagpupugay kay Śiva, nawa’y pawiin nila ang aking mala (dungis) at tabing ng kaluluwa.

Word by Word

• कपालीशः (kapālīśaḥ): Kapālīśa (a form/title of Śiva)

• च (ca): and

• विज्ञेयः (vijñeyaḥ): is to be known/understood

• रुद्राः (rudrāḥ): the Rudras

• रुद्रांशसंभवाः (rudrāṃśa-saṃbhavāḥ): born from a portion/emanation of Rudra

• शिवप्रणामसम्पन्नाः (śiva-praṇāma-sampannāḥ): endowed with reverent salutations to Śiva / perfected in bowing to Śiva

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

• मलं (malaṃ): impurity, defilement (āṇava-mala as soul-veiling impurity)

• मम (mama): my

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal litany/invocation within the Linga Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Kapālīśa
• Rudra
• Rudras
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a purification-invocation: by remembering Kapālīśa and the Rudras devoted to Śiva through praṇāma, the worshipper seeks removal of mala (inner impurity) so Linga-pūjā becomes spiritually effective.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati, the supreme source from whom Rudra-energies (Rudras) emanate; devotion and surrender to Him (śiva-praṇāma) is presented as the means to clear the soul’s obscuration (mala) and loosen pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-praṇāma (reverential prostration and remembrance) is highlighted as a purificatory limb—aligned with Pāśupata discipline where humility, mantra-remembrance, and inner cleansing precede higher yogic absorption.