Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

एष योगेश्वरो नाम त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः । न तस्मादधिकः कश्चिद्यागो ऽस्ति भुवने क्वचित्

Transliteration

eṣa yogeśvaro nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ | na tasmādadhikaḥ kaścidyāgo 'sti bhuvane kvacit

Translation

Dieser (Śiva) ist in den drei Welten als Yogeśvara, der Herr des Yoga, berühmt. Nirgends in dieser Welt gibt es ein Opfer (yāga), das größer wäre als jenes: ihn zu verehren und ihn zu verwirklichen.

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• योग-ईश्वरः: lord of yoga
• योग-ईश्वरः: कर्ता (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘योगानाम् ईश्वरः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासः

• नाम: by name / indeed
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (Appositive marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable particle) ‘इति प्रसिद्धः/नामधेयेन’ अर्थे

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (लोकेषु इति सह) पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• विश्रुतः: renowned
• विश्रुतः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे ‘प्रसिद्धः’

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• तस्मात्: than that/from him
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Ablative/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अधिकः: greater
• अधिकः: विशेषण (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तुलनार्थे (comparative sense)

• कश्चित्: anyone/anything
• कश्चित्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite pronoun)

• यागः: sacrifice/rite
• यागः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्ति: exists/is
• अस्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भुवने: in the world
• भुवने: अधिकरण (Locative/Place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• क्वचित्: anywhere/ever
• क्वचित्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) देश/काल-अनिश्चितता (indefinite)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A doctrinal praise (arthavāda) of Śiva as Yogeśvara: the supreme ‘yāga’ is not merely external offering but worship-realization of Śiva, the Lord of Yoga, famed in all three worlds.

Significance: Frames pilgrimage/ritual as subordinate to inner yoga oriented to Śiva; the highest fruit is Śiva-prasāda (grace) culminating in liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Śiva as Yogeśvara and teaches that the greatest “sacrifice” is not merely external ritual, but the highest devotion and yogic turning of consciousness toward Śiva, the supreme Pati who grants liberation.

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

Calling Śiva the highest object of yāga supports Saguna worship—especially Liṅga-pūjā—as the most exalted form of sacred offering, because it leads the devotee from ritual purity to inner yoga and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prioritize Śiva-pūjā as the main yāga: offer water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), while cultivating yogic steadiness and devotion directed to Śiva as Yogeśvara.