Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 145

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

शिवभक्तिपरा नित्यं शिवार्चनपरायणाः । शिवयोः शासनादेव दिशंतु मम वांछितम्

Transliteration

śivabhaktiparā nityaṃ śivārcanaparāyaṇāḥ | śivayoḥ śāsanādeva diśaṃtu mama vāṃchitam

Translation

Mögen jene, die stets in Bhakti Śiva ergeben sind und unbeirrbar in der Verehrung Śivas stehen, kraft des Gebots des Göttlichen Paares (Śiva und Seine Śakti), mir gewähren, was ich ersehne.

Word by Word

• śiva-bhakti-parāḥ: devoted to devotion to Śiva
• śiva-bhakti-parāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘पर’ (devoted) with षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष sense ‘śivasya bhaktiḥ’

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• śiva-arcana-parāyaṇāḥ: wholly devoted to Śiva-worship
• śiva-arcana-parāyaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + arcana (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘śivasya arcanam’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषपूर्वक ‘parāyaṇa’ (wholly devoted)

• śivayoḥ: of the two (Śiva-pair)
• śivayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of the two Śivas’/‘of Śiva and (his) Śakti’ (dual)

• śāsanāt: from the command
• śāsanāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Nipāta (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• diśantu: may they grant
• diśantu: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: diś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; धातु: √diś (to grant/point out)

• mama: to me / my
• mama: Sampradāna/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• vāñchitam: the desired (boon/thing)
• vāñchitam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāñchita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vāñch धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) used substantively

Speaker

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

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivabhaktiparā nityaṃ śivārcanaparāyaṇāḥ | śivayoḥ śāsanādeva diśaṃtu mama vāṃchitam

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Shiva-bhaktas

FAQs

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

It affirms that sincere, constant Śiva-bhakti and dedicated Śiva-arcana become effective channels of grace—where the Lord’s ordinance operates through His devotees to fulfill what is auspiciously desired.

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

“Śivārcana” commonly implies tangible ritual worship—often of the Śiva-liṅga as Saguna Śiva—through which devotion is stabilized and divine grace is invoked, culminating in the bestowal of fitting fruits.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily Śiva-arcana (pujā) with steady bhakti is implied—such as offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa (notably the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a consistent discipline to align with Śiva’s grace.