Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 123
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
शिवप्रियः शिवासक्तः शिवपादार्चने रतः । शिवस्याज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य स मे दिशतु मंगलम्
śivapriyaḥ śivāsaktaḥ śivapādārcane rataḥ | śivasyājñāṃ puraskṛtya sa me diśatu maṃgalam
Möge er—Śiva lieb, an Śiva hingegeben, stets eifrig in der Verehrung zu Śivas Füßen und handelnd, indem er Śivas Gebot an die Spitze stellt—mir Heil und Segen verleihen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: शिवप्रियः शिवासक्तः शिवपादार्चने रतः । शिवस्याज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य स मे दिशतु मंगलम्
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It praises the ideal Śaiva devotee—one who loves Śiva, remains absorbed in Him, worships His feet, and places Śiva’s will above all—showing that auspiciousness (maṅgala) arises from devotion aligned with Śiva’s command and grace.
“Śiva’s feet” and “arcana” indicate concrete devotional worship (saguṇa-upāsanā), which in practice includes Liṅga-pūjā with offerings and reverence; such embodied worship becomes a channel for Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace).
Regular Śiva-arcana—daily pūjā to the Liṅga with a devotional attitude, keeping Śiva’s injunctions foremost; optionally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a steady inner worship.