Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 117

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

परस्परविरुद्धार्थाः शिवप्रकृतिपादकाः । सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां मंगलं प्रदिशंतु मे

Transliteration

parasparaviruddhārthāḥ śivaprakṛtipādakāḥ | satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ maṃgalaṃ pradiśaṃtu me

Translation

Auch wenn ihre Bedeutungen einander zu widersprechen scheinen, verkünden sie letztlich die wahre Natur Śivas. Da ich Śivas Gebot gebührend geehrt habe, mögen sie mir Heil und Gunst verleihen.

Word by Word

• paraspara-viruddha-arthāḥ: mutually contradictory in meaning
• paraspara-viruddha-arthāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paraspara (प्रातिपदिक) + viruddha (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्मधारय-समास: ‘mutually opposed in meaning’

• śiva-prakṛti-pādakāḥ: proclaiming/establishing Śiva’s nature
• śiva-prakṛti-pādakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक) + pādaka (प्रातिपदिक; from √pad/√pād ‘to cause to be known/establish’)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष (शिवप्रकृतिं पादयन्ति/बोधयन्ति इति)

• sat-kṛtya: having respectfully honored
• sat-kṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + √kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: Gerund/absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable (अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग); ‘having duly honored’

• śivayoḥ: of the two Śivas (Śiva and Śakti)
• śivayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Dual (द्विवचन)

• ājñām: command/permission
• ājñām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• maṅgalam: auspiciousness/benediction
• maṅgalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• pradiśantu: may they bestow/indicate
• pradiśantu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √diś (दिश्) (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Third person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• me: to me/for me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (चतुर्थी/4) or Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic pronoun

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General: honoring Śiva’s ājñā (injunction) and reconciling śāstric meanings toward Śiva-tattva is presented as a source of maṅgala and right orientation toward liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: parasparaviruddhārthāḥ śivaprakṛtipādakāḥ | satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ maṃgalaṃ pradiśaṃtu me

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that apparent contradictions in teachings are reconciled when seen through Śiva-tattva: all valid instructions ultimately point to Śiva as the supreme Pati, and honoring His injunction leads to maṅgala (spiritual auspiciousness).

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

By affirming that diverse teachings converge on Śiva’s nature, it supports Saguna upāsanā—such as Liṅga worship—as an authorized means under Śiva’s command to realize the deeper, transcendent reality He signifies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is obedience to Śiva’s ājñā through disciplined worship—regular japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī), reverent pūjā of the Liṅga, and maintaining purity and devotion so that worship becomes a channel of maṅgala.