Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 163

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

यच्च किंचिज्जगत्यस्मिन्दृष्टं चानुमितं श्रुतम् । सर्वे कामं प्रयच्छन्तु शिवयोरेव शासनात्

Transliteration

yacca kiṃcijjagatyasmindṛṣṭaṃ cānumitaṃ śrutam | sarve kāmaṃ prayacchantu śivayoreva śāsanāt

Translation

كلُّ ما في هذا العالم ممّا يُرى أو يُستدلّ عليه أو يُسمَع—فليمنحْ كلُّه تمامَ المراد، إنما بأمرِ شيفا وشاكتيه وحدهما.

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगति: in the world
• जगति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुं/नपुंसक (Masculine/Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्टम्: seen
• दृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अनुमितम्: inferred
• अनुमितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + मा (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वे: all (beings)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कामम्: desire/boon
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रयच्छन्तु: let (them) grant
• प्रयच्छन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• शिवयोः: of Śiva (and Śakti)/of the two Śivas
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• शासनात्: from the command/ordinance
• शासनात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान/Cause-Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It affirms that all worldly and spiritual outcomes—whether known through perception, inference, or scripture—ultimately operate under the sovereign ordinance (śāsana) of Śiva with Śakti, guiding the devotee toward surrender and right orientation to Pati (the Lord).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The Liṅga and Saguna worship train the mind to recognize one governing Reality behind all experiences; this verse states that the power to “grant results” does not belong to objects themselves but flows from Śiva-Śakti’s command, which the Liṅga symbolizes as the supreme ground.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to offer all desires and results to Śiva-Śakti—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with an attitude of īśvara-prāṇidhāna (surrender), optionally supported by bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as reminders that all fruition depends on Śiva’s ordinance.