Shloka 31

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

मेरुमन्दारकैलासतटकूटप्रभेदनः ऐरावतादिभिर् दिव्यैर् दिग्गजैश् च सुपूजितः

Transliteration

merumandārakailāsataṭakūṭaprabhedanaḥ airāvatādibhir divyair diggajaiś ca supūjitaḥ

Translation

祂劈开并超越须弥、曼陀罗与凯拉萨之岭脊、坡峦与峰顶；又为诸方天象之神象所恭敬供奉，如爱罗婆多（Airāvata）等。故主宰（Pati）被赞为无上君王，冲破一切宇宙界限，受四方敬礼。

Word by Word

• meru: Mount Meru

• mandāra: Mount Mandāra (celestial mountain)

• kailāsa: Mount Kailāsa (Śiva’s abode)

• taṭa: slope/bank/side

• kūṭa: peak/summit

• prabhedanaḥ: splitter/cleaver

• airāvata-ādibhiḥ: by Airāvata and others

• divyaiḥ: divine/celestial

• dig-gajaiḥ: by the elephants of the directions (guardians of the quarters)

• ca: and

• supūjitaḥ: well-worshipped/highly honored

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya; contextual attribution)

Characters & Entities

• Airavata
• Diggajas
• Meru
• Mandara
• Kailasa
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva as the transcendent Pati beyond all cosmic structures (even Meru and Kailāsa). In Linga worship, this supports the Linga as the limitless, boundary-breaking reality that all directions and guardians honor.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as supreme and unobstructed—able to ‘cleave’ or pass beyond the highest cosmic supports—indicating His sovereignty over māyā’s formations and His status as the ultimate Lord worshipped by the powers that uphold the world.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies digbandhana and dik-devatā/dig-gaja reverence within Śaiva pūjā, and yogically points to Pāśupata discipline that breaks pasha—limitations and identifications—by fixing awareness on Pati as the unsurpassed reality.