Shloka 22

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

भक्त्या परमया नित्यं सर्वदेवैरभिष्टुता गणेन्द्राम्भोजगर्भेन्द्रयमवित्तेशपूर्वकैः

Transliteration

bhaktyā paramayā nityaṃ sarvadevairabhiṣṭutā gaṇendrāmbhojagarbhendrayamavitteśapūrvakaiḥ

Translation

An trụ thường hằng trong lòng sùng kính tối thượng, nàng luôn được chư thiên không ngừng tán dương—đứng đầu là Gaṇeśa, Brahmā, Indra, Yama và Kubera—những vị ca ngợi nàng như năng lực cát tường nâng đỡ công việc của Đấng Chúa Tể.

Word by Word

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā): by devotion

• परमया (paramayā): supreme, highest

• नित्यं (nityaṁ): always, continually

• सर्वदेवैः (sarvadevaiḥ): by all the gods

• अभिष्टुता (abhiṣṭutā): well-praised, hymned

• गणेन्द्र (gaṇendra): lord of the gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)

• अम्भोजगर्भ (ambhojagarbha): lotus-born (Brahmā)

• इन्द्र (indra): Indra

• यम (yama): Yama

• वित्तेश (vitteśa): lord of wealth (Kubera)

• पूर्वकैः (pūrvakaiḥ): with them at the head/foremost, led by

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Brahma
• Indra
• Yama
• Kubera
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-puja as grounded in paramā-bhakti: even the Devas honor the supreme devotional power that makes worship efficacious and spiritually transformative.

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

By showing the Devas praising the supreme devotional principle aligned with Shiva’s work, it implies Shiva-tattva as Pati (the Lord) whose grace is accessed through unwavering, highest devotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Deva-stuti (hymnic praise) rooted in paramā-bhakti—an inner discipline that supports Pashupata-oriented worship by purifying the pashu (soul) and loosening pasha (bondage).