Shloka 74

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

शुक्रः शनैश्चरश्चैव राहुः केतुस्तथैव च व्यपोहन्तु भयं घोरं ग्रहपीडां शिवार्चकाः

Transliteration

śukraḥ śanaiścaraścaiva rāhuḥ ketustathaiva ca vyapohantu bhayaṃ ghoraṃ grahapīḍāṃ śivārcakāḥ

Translation

زُہرہ، شَنَیشچر، نیز راہو اور کیتو—یہ سب ہولناک خوف اور گرہ-پیڑا کو دور کریں، تاکہ شِو کے پوجاری بےآسیب رہیں۔

Word by Word

• शुक्रः: Śukra (Venus)

• शनैश्चरः: Śanaiścara (Saturn)

• च एव: and indeed

• राहुः: Rāhu

• केतुः: Ketu

• तथा एव च: likewise also

• व्यपोहन्तु: may they remove/ward off

• भयम्: fear

• घोरम्: terrible, dreadful

• ग्रहपीडाम्: planetary affliction/torment

• शिवार्चकाः: worshippers of Śiva, Śiva-arcakas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a graha-śānti phala for Śiva-arcana within the Purva-Bhāga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shukra
• Shanaishchara
• Rahu
• Ketu

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva-arcana as a protective sādhana: even graha-pīḍā (planetary affliction) and ghora-bhaya are to be warded off for the Śiva-arcaka, implying Śiva’s grace operates over worldly constraints.

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

By implying that planetary forces can be pacified in the orbit of Śiva-bhakti, it points to Śiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord—before whom secondary cosmic powers become supportive rather than binding for the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Graha-śānti as an auxiliary fruit of Śiva-pūjā (especially liṅga-arcana): devotion and worship function as a remedial discipline that reduces pasha-like pressures such as fear and karmic disturbance signified by the grahas.