Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 165

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

शास्त्रं च शिवधर्माख्यं धर्माख्यं च तदुत्तरम् । शैवाख्यं शिवधर्माख्यं पुराणं श्रुतिसंमितम्

Transliteration

śāstraṃ ca śivadharmākhyaṃ dharmākhyaṃ ca taduttaram | śaivākhyaṃ śivadharmākhyaṃ purāṇaṃ śrutisaṃmitam

Translation

Es gibt eine Schrift namens „Śivadharma“, und ihre spätere Fortsetzung heißt „Dharma“. Diese Purāṇa—bekannt als „Śaiva“ und ebenfalls „Śivadharma“ genannt—steht im Einklang mit der Autorität der Śruti (der Veden).

Word by Word

• शास्त्रम्: treatise/scripture
• शास्त्रम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• शिव-धर्म-आख्यम्: called ‘Śivadharma’
• शिव-धर्म-आख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः ‘शिवधर्म’ + ‘आख्य’ = ‘named Śivadharma’

• धर्म-आख्यम्: called ‘Dharma’
• धर्म-आख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः ‘named Dharma’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Deictic qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तरम्: subsequent/latter
• उत्तरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• शैव-आख्यम्: called ‘Śaiva’
• शैव-आख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः ‘named Śaiva’

• शिव-धर्म-आख्यम्: called ‘Śivadharma’
• शिव-धर्म-आख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः ‘named Śivadharma’

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुति-संमितम्: commensurate with the Vedas (śruti)
• श्रुति-संमितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + संमित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); ‘संमित’ (PPP from सं+मा) = ‘measured/commensurate’; समासः तत्पुरुषः ‘श्रुत्या संमितम्’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes Śaiva revelation as dharma-teaching that is consistent with Śruti, affirming that devotion to Pati (Śiva) and the path of liberation taught here is not outside Vedic truth but in continuity with it.

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

By calling the text ‘Śaiva’ and ‘Śivadharma’ while declaring it śruti-saṃmita, it validates Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—as a legitimate Veda-consistent means to approach Śiva and progress toward mokṣa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse primarily authorizes Śaiva dharma; in practice this points to Veda-aligned Śiva-upāsanā—regular Linga worship and japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as foundational disciplines.