Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 166

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

शैवागमाश्च ये चान्ये कामिकाद्याश्चतुर्विधाः । शिवाभ्यामविशेषेण सत्कृत्येह समर्चिताः

Transliteration

śaivāgamāśca ye cānye kāmikādyāścaturvidhāḥ | śivābhyāmaviśeṣeṇa satkṛtyeha samarcitāḥ

Translation

هنا تُكرَّمُ الآغامـاتُ الشَّيفيّةُ وسائرُ الكتب أيضاً—الآغامـاتُ ذاتُ الأقسامِ الأربعة التي تبدأ بـ«كامِكا» (Kāmika)—تكريماً لائقاً وتُعبَدُ على وجهٍ صحيح، بلا تمييز، من شيفا والإلهة معاً.

Word by Word

• śaiva-āgamāḥ: Śaiva scriptures
• śaiva-āgamāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaiva + āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; समासः कर्मधारयः (śaivāḥ āgamāḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• ye: which
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• anye: other
• anye: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; विशेषण (qualifying śaiva-āgamāḥ)

• kāmika-ādyāḥ: beginning with Kāmika
• kāmika-ādyāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāmika + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; समासः तत्पुरुषः (kāmikaḥ ādiḥ yeṣām)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• catur-vidhāḥ: of four kinds
• catur-vidhāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; समासः तत्पुरुषः (caturṇāṃ vidhānām)

• śivābhyām: by the two (Śiva-pair)
• śivābhyām: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual; ‘by/with the two Śivas’ (Śiva and Umā / Śiva and Śakti)

• aviśeṣeṇa: without distinction
• aviśeṣeṇa: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aviśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial instrumental (तृतीया-प्रयोगेण अव्ययीभावः/क्रियाविशेषणवत्): ‘without distinction’

• sat-kṛtya: having duly honored
• sat-kṛtya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sat + kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्): kṛ (√kṛ) + lyap; अव्ययीभावसमासः ‘sat’ + ‘kṛtya’; ‘having duly honored’

• iha: here
• iha: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/देशवाचक अव्यय

• sam-arcitāḥ: were worshipped/honored
• sam-arcitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + arc (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त) of √arc ‘to worship’, with prefix sam-; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; used predicatively

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It affirms the legitimacy of Śaiva Āgamic revelation: Śiva and Śakti themselves honor these teachings, indicating that disciplined Agama-based worship is an approved means for purification and grace (anugraha) leading toward moksha.

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

The Śaiva Āgamas primarily codify Saguna worship—especially Liṅga-arcana—through mantra, mudrā, nyāsa, and pūjā. By stating they are honored “without distinction,” the verse supports sincere Liṅga worship performed according to Agamic injunctions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Follow Śaiva Āgamic discipline: daily Shiva-pūjā (especially Liṅga-arcana) with mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and reverent observance of prescribed purity and worship procedures.