Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 132

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

मूर्तिं कृत्वा महाविष्णुं सदाशिष्णुमथापि वा । वैष्णवैः पूजितो नित्यं मूर्तित्रयमयासने

Transliteration

mūrtiṃ kṛtvā mahāviṣṇuṃ sadāśiṣṇumathāpi vā | vaiṣṇavaiḥ pūjito nityaṃ mūrtitrayamayāsane

Translation

Nachdem ein Bildnis Mahāviṣṇus — oder sogar Sadāśivas — gestaltet wurde, wird Er von den Vaiṣṇavas täglich verehrt, sitzend auf einem Thron, der die Dreiheit der Gestalten verkörpert.

Word by Word

• मूर्तिम्: a form
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृ धातोः त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप (क्त्वान्त अव्यय/gerund)

• महाविष्णुम्: Mahāviṣṇu
• महाविष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् विष्णुः)

• सदाशिष्णुम्: ever-enduring (one)
• सदाशिष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदा + शिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (सदा शिष्णुः = always enduring/patient)

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then/now)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (disjunctive particle)

• वैष्णवैः: by the Vaiṣṇavas
• वैष्णवैः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument; by devotees)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; described)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पूज् धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• मूर्तित्रयमयासने: on the seat consisting of three forms
• मूर्तित्रयमयासने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति + त्रय + मय + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मूर्तित्रयमयं आसनम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sadashiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that sincere daily worship can be directed toward revered divine forms, and that the Supreme is approached through manifest (saguṇa) forms—here emphasizing harmony between Vaiṣṇava devotion and the Shaiva vision of Sadāśiva as the highest reality.

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

The verse supports saguṇa upāsanā (worship with form): just as the Liṅga is a sacred, accessible focus for the formless Pati (Śiva), so too images of Viṣṇu or Sadāśiva serve as devotional supports leading the devotee toward the transcendent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The key practice is nitya-pūjā (daily worship) with a consecrated form and a proper seat/āsana; in Shaiva usage this is typically paired with mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) and disciplined devotional routine.