Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 129

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

आद्येन ब्रह्मणा साक्षात्सृष्टः स्रष्टा च तस्य तु । अंडस्यांतर्बहिर्वर्ती विष्णुर्लोकद्वयाधिपः

Transliteration

ādyena brahmaṇā sākṣātsṛṣṭaḥ sraṣṭā ca tasya tu | aṃḍasyāṃtarbahirvartī viṣṇurlokadvayādhipaḥ

Translation

Viṣṇu wurde unmittelbar vom uranfänglichen Brahmā hervorgebracht; und er wurde seinerseits innerhalb dieser Ordnung zum Schöpfer. In und außerhalb des kosmischen Eies verweilend, waltet Viṣṇu über die zwei Sphären des Daseins. Aus śaivischer Sicht beschreibt dies die funktionale Herrschaft Viṣṇus innerhalb der Schöpfung, während der höchste Pati—Śiva—als transzendente Quelle jenseits aller kosmischen Zuständigkeiten verbleibt.

Word by Word

• आद्येन: by the primordial (one)
• आद्येन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; adjective qualifying ‘ब्रह्मणा’ — ‘by the primordial/first’

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘directly/manifestly’

• सृष्टः: created
• सृष्टः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject in nominal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘सृष्ट’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘created’

• स्रष्टा: creator
• स्रष्टा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृज् (धातु) + तृ (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तृ-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक कृदन्त (agent noun) ‘स्रष्टृ’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘creator’

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction) — ‘and’

• तस्य: of him; of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of him/its’

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Avyaya (अव्यय/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-निपात (contrastive particle) — ‘but/indeed’

• अण्डस्य: of the cosmic egg
• अण्डस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of the egg (cosmic egg)’

• अन्तः: within
• अन्तः: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘inside/within’

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘outside’

• वर्ती: dwelling; abiding
• वर्ती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत् (धातु) + णिनि/इन् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय; vartin)
• Form: वर्तिन्-प्रातिपदिक (agentive/possessive derivative) from √वृत् ‘to exist/abide’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘abiding/dwelling’

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• लोक-द्वय-अधिपः: lord of the two worlds
• लोक-द्वय-अधिपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः — ‘लोकद्वयस्य अधिपः’ (lord of the two worlds)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: brahmāṇḍa (cosmic egg) as the field of governance

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It distinguishes cosmic function from ultimate supremacy: Vishnu’s lordship operates within the brahmāṇḍa (creation), while Shaiva doctrine holds Śiva as the transcendent source and final liberator (Pati) beyond the worlds.

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

By showing that even great deities govern only within the cosmic order, it turns the seeker toward Linga-worship of Śiva as the sign of the Absolute—Saguna for devotion and Nirguna in essence—who grants liberation beyond worldly domains.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate the brahmāṇḍa as limited and Śiva as unlimited; support this with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and, where practiced, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and rudrākṣa as reminders of Śiva’s supremacy beyond the two worlds.