Shloka 22

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

भक्त्या परमया नित्यं सर्वदेवैरभिष्टुता गणेन्द्राम्भोजगर्भेन्द्रयमवित्तेशपूर्वकैः

Transliteration

bhaktyā paramayā nityaṃ sarvadevairabhiṣṭutā gaṇendrāmbhojagarbhendrayamavitteśapūrvakaiḥ

Translation

她恒常安住于至上的虔敬之中，诸天神不断赞颂她——以伽内沙、梵天、因陀罗、阎摩与俱毗罗为首——称她为吉祥之力，扶持主宰的圣业。

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).