Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 181

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

एतत्पुण्यतमं स्तोत्रं शिवयोर्हृदयंगमम् । सर्वाभीष्टप्रदं साक्षाद्भुक्तिमुक्त्यैकसाधनम्

Transliteration

etatpuṇyatamaṃ stotraṃ śivayorhṛdayaṃgamam | sarvābhīṣṭapradaṃ sākṣādbhuktimuktyaikasādhanam

Translation

هذا النشيدُ أقدسُ الأناشيدِ وأعظمُها ثوابًا، وهو محبوبٌ في قلبِ شِيفا وشاكتي. يمنحُ مباشرةً كلَّ المرادات؛ بل هو وسيلةٌ واحدةٌ يقينيّةٌ لِلبُهُكتي (نِعَم الدنيا) ولِلمُكتي (التحرّر).

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• puṇyatamam: most meritorious
• puṇyatamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya-tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā Ekavacana; superlative (तमप्)

• stotram: hymn
• stotram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā Ekavacana

• śivayoḥ: of the two Śivas (Śiva and Śivā)
• śivayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (षष्ठी) Dvivacana

• hṛdayaṃgamam: going to the heart, heart-pleasing
• hṛdayaṃgamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛdaya + gama (प्रातिपदिक); hṛdayaṃ-gama
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa: hṛdayaṃ gacchati iti (हृदयंगम)

• sarva: all
• sarva: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (in compound) indeclinable stem used as first member; sense: 'all'

• abhīṣṭa: desired (things)
• abhīṣṭa: Upapada/Viśeṣya-aṅga
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (in compound) desired objects; stem used as member

• pradam: bestowing
• pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + dā (धातु) → prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa: sarvābhīṣṭa-prada (सर्वाभीष्टप्रद)

• sākṣāt: directly, manifestly
• sākṣāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• bhukti: enjoyment
• bhukti: Upapada/Viśeṣya-aṅga
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga; (in compound) enjoyment/worldly prosperity

• mukti: liberation
• mukti: Upapada/Viśeṣya-aṅga
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga; (in compound) liberation

• eka: sole
• eka: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (in compound) 'single/only' as member

• sādhanam: means, instrument
• sādhanam: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicative complement (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa: bhukti-mukti-eka-sādhana (भुक्तिमुक्त्यैकसाधन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: एतत्पुण्यतमं स्तोत्रं शिवयोर्हृदयंगमम् । सर्वाभीष्टप्रदं साक्षाद्भुक्तिमुक्त्यैकसाधनम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It declares that sincere stotra-bhakti offered to Shiva together with Shakti is a complete sādhana: it purifies the devotee, fulfills legitimate aspirations, and culminates in liberation through the Lord’s grace.

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

A stotra is a Saguna form of worship—praise directed to Shiva as approachable Lord. Such praise commonly accompanies Linga-pūjā, making the heart of Shiva (and Shakti) receptive to the devotee’s prayer and leading from devotion to grace-bestowed mukti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular recitation of this hymn with devotion—ideally alongside Shiva worship such as Linga-archana, japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and a focused remembrance of Shiva-Shakti as the giver of both bhukti and mukti.