Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 187

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

असंपूज्य शिवस्तोत्रं जपात्फलमुदाहृतम् । संपूज्य च जपे तस्य फलं वक्तुं न शक्यते

Transliteration

asaṃpūjya śivastotraṃ japātphalamudāhṛtam | saṃpūjya ca jape tasya phalaṃ vaktuṃ na śakyate

Translation

قد بُيِّن ثمرُ ترديد ترنيمةٍ لشيفا من غير أن تُقدَّم له العبادةُ الواجبة أولًا. أمّا إن تُليت بعد أداء العبادة على وجهها، فثمرُ تلك الممارسة لا يُستطاع وصفُه، إذ هو فوق القياس.

Word by Word

• असंपूज्य: without worshipping (first)
• असंपूज्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक अव्ययीभाव-प्रायः; क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund in -ya), ‘not having duly worshipped’

• शिवस्तोत्रम्: Śiva-hymn
• शिवस्तोत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘of Śiva’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• जपात्: from (its) recitation
• जपात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन (abl sg)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• उदाहृतम्: is declared
• उदाहृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + आ + हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (neuter nom sg); ‘has been stated’

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having duly worshipped’

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

• जपे: in the recitation
• जपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (loc sg)

• तस्य: of that (hymn)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन (gen sg)

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• वक्तुम्: to describe
• वक्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), ‘to say’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• शक्यते: is possible
• शक्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General liturgical principle: pūjā (saṃpūjya) intensifies the efficacy of stotra-japa beyond describable measure—mirrors temple-centered Śaiva practice rather than a single kṣetra narrative.

Significance: Affirms the Śaiva Siddhānta hierarchy of upacāra: external worship (kriyā) + mantra/stotra (yoga) invites deeper anugraha than recitation alone.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-stotra and japa become immeasurably more potent when preceded by proper worship (pūjā), because devotion with reverent offering aligns the soul (paśu) to the Lord (Pati), loosening bonds (pāśa) through grace.

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

It supports Saguna upāsanā: worshipping Śiva through a form—especially the Liṅga—before recitation. Pūjā establishes presence and receptivity, after which stotra-japa yields results said to be beyond enumeration.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā first (e.g., offering water, bilva leaves, and reverence), then recite a Śiva-stotra or do mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), especially on Mahāśivarātri or during daily worship.