Shloka 73

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

देव्यः शिवार्चनरता व्यपोहन्तु मलं मम अर्कः सोमो ऽङ्गारकश् च बुधश्चैव बृहस्पतिः

Transliteration

devyaḥ śivārcanaratā vyapohantu malaṃ mama arkaḥ somo 'ṅgārakaś ca budhaścaiva bṛhaspatiḥ

Translation

Nguyện các thần lực thiêng liêng chuyên tâm thờ phụng Śiva trừ sạch cấu uế của con—nguyện Arka (Mặt Trời), Soma (Mặt Trăng), Aṅgāraka (Hỏa Tinh), Budha (Thủy Tinh) và Bṛhaspati (Mộc Tinh) ban sự thanh tịnh.

Word by Word

• देव्यः: divine goddesses/divine powers

• शिवार्चनरता: engaged in Śiva-worship

• व्यपोहन्तु: may (they) dispel/remove

• मलं: impurity/defilement

• मम: my

• अर्कः: the Sun

• सोमः: the Moon

• अङ्गारकः: Mars

• च: and

• बुधः: Mercury

• च एव: and indeed/also

• बृहस्पतिः: Jupiter

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Śiva-arcana prayer within the Purva-bhāga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Arka (Surya)
• Soma (Chandra)
• Angaraka (Mangala)
• Budha
• Brihaspati

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva-arcana as a purifier of mala (inner and outer impurity) and aligns planetary influences (grahas) to become supportive rather than obstructive to Linga-pūjā.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the supreme purifying principle (Pati) whose worship empowers even cosmic regulators like the grahas to remove pasha-like obstacles (defilements) from the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A śānti-prayoga within Śiva-pūjā: reciting a purification prayer that integrates graha-śānti with devotion to Śiva, preparing the sādhaka for steadier worship and inner clarity.