Shloka 112

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

व्यपोहनस्तवं दिव्यं यः पठेच्छृणुयादपि विधूय सर्वपापानि रुद्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

vyapohanastavaṃ divyaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādapi vidhūya sarvapāpāni rudraloke mahīyate

Translation

جو اس الٰہی ویپوہن ستَو کا پاٹھ کرے یا عقیدت سے سنے بھی، وہ تمام گناہوں کو جھاڑ کر رُدرلوک میں معزز اور سرفراز ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• व्यपोहन-स्तवम्: the sin-removing hymn

• दिव्यम्: divine, celestial

• यः: whoever

• पठेत्: may recite/recites

• शृणुयात् अपि: or even hears

• विधूय: having shaken off, having cleansed away

• सर्व-पापानि: all sins

• रुद्र-लोके: in the world/realm of Rudra

• महीयते: is revered, is glorified

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, giving the phala-shruti of the stava)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the phala (spiritual result) of Shiva-oriented praise: recitation or even hearing the hymn purifies papa (sin) and leads the devotee toward Rudra’s realm—affirming bhakti and shravana as effective limbs of Linga-centered devotion.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati (the Lord) whose grace removes pasha (bondage manifesting as papa/impurity). Access to Rudraloka signifies nearness to Rudra and elevation of the pashu (individual soul) through divine sambandha (connection).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Stotra-patha (recitation) and stotra-shravana (devotional hearing) are highlighted as purificatory practices; they function as Shaiva sadhana that supports Pashupata-aligned inner purification and merit leading toward higher lokas.