Shloka 77

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

व्यपोहन्तु भयं पापं प्रसादात्परमेष्ठिनः अश्विनी भरणी चैव कृत्तिका रोहिणी तथा

Transliteration

vyapohantu bhayaṃ pāpaṃ prasādātparameṣṭhinaḥ aśvinī bharaṇī caiva kṛttikā rohiṇī tathā

Translation

凭至上主（Parameṣṭhin，至尊者）之恩，愿恐惧与罪垢尽皆消除。愿阿湿毗尼、婆罗尼、克利提迦及罗希尼诸宿（nakṣatra）赐予护佑。

Word by Word

• व्यपोहन्तु: may they drive away/remove

• भयं: fear

• पापं: sin/evil

• प्रसादात्: by grace/favor

• परमेṣṭhinaḥ: of Parameṣṭhin (the Supreme Lord, Pati—Śiva as the Highest)

• अश्विनी: Aśvinī (nakṣatra)

• भरणी: Bharaṇī (nakṣatra)

• चैव: and indeed

• कृत्तिका: Kṛttikā (nakṣatra)

• रोहिणी: Rohiṇī (nakṣatra)

• तथा: likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a protective nakshatra-prayer within the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parameṣṭhin
• Ashvini
• Bharani
• Krittika
• Rohini

FAQs

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

It frames protection and purification as effects of Śiva’s prasāda (grace), aligning Linga-pūjā with the removal of pāpa and bhaya, while invoking cosmic order (nakṣatras) as supportive powers under the Lord’s sovereignty.

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

Śiva is implied as Parameṣṭhin—the supreme Pati—whose grace alone uproots fear and sin, indicating that liberation from pasha (bondage) is ultimately dependent on divine anugraha rather than mere effort.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A protective japa/prayoga invoking nakṣatras under Śiva’s grace—used as a śānti (pacification) and rakṣā (protection) rite alongside Shaiva observances such as Linga-pūjā and purification disciplines.