Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

नमः परमकल्याणगुणसंचयमूर्तये । त्वत्तः खलु समुत्पन्नं जगत्त्वय्येव लीयते

Transliteration

namaḥ paramakalyāṇaguṇasaṃcayamūrtaye | tvattaḥ khalu samutpannaṃ jagattvayyeva līyate

Translation

Verehrung Dir, deren Gestalt die Schatzkammer höchster glückverheißender Eigenschaften ist. Wahrlich, aus Dir allein entsteht dieses Universum, und in Dir allein löst es sich auf.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (indeclinable interjection), नमस्कारार्थक (salutatory)

• परम-कल्याण-गुण-संचय-मूर्तये: to the embodiment of the collection of supreme auspicious qualities
• परम-कल्याण-गुण-संचय-मूर्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्याण (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + संचय (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (determinative chain: 'to the embodiment of the collection of supreme auspicious qualities')

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी, Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• खलु: indeed
• खलु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक (indeed, surely)

• समुत्पन्नम्: arisen, produced
• समुत्पन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उत्-√पद् (धातु) → उत्पन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle, PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); उपसर्गाः: सम्+उत्

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी, Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: only, indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अवधारणार्थक (emphatic: only/indeed)

• लीयते: is dissolved/merges
• लीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ली (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive sense: 'is dissolved/merges')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: नमः परमकल्याणगुणसंचयमूर्तये । त्वत्तः खलु समुत्पन्नं जगत्त्वय्येव लीयते

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: cyclic creation and dissolution (sṛṣṭi–laya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva as Pati—the ultimate source and final refuge of the cosmos—teaching that surrender to Him leads the soul from bondage toward liberation, as all effects ultimately resolve back into their divine cause.

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

By praising Shiva as the embodied treasury of auspicious qualities, it supports Saguna devotion; Linga-worship becomes a focused way to adore the same Shiva who manifests the universe and withdraws it, uniting devotion with metaphysical truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa with the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while contemplating that all experiences arise in Shiva and dissolve in Shiva, cultivating detachment and steady bhakti.