Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 180

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

तथैव शक्तिविद्यां च जपित्वा तत्समर्पणम् । कृत्वा तं क्षमयित्वेशं पूजाशेषं समापयेत्

Transliteration

tathaiva śaktividyāṃ ca japitvā tatsamarpaṇam | kṛtvā taṃ kṣamayitveśaṃ pūjāśeṣaṃ samāpayet

Translation

Ebenso soll man das Śakti-Mantra rezitieren und es dem Herrn darbringen; danach bitte man Īśa (Śiva) um Vergebung und vollende die übrigen Riten der Verehrung in rechter Weise.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed)

• शक्ति-विद्याम्: the Śakti-vidyā (mantra)
• शक्ति-विद्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular feminine; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शक्तेः विद्या)

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• जपित्वा: having recited
• जपित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having recited’

• तत्-समर्पणम्: its offering/dedication
• तत्-समर्पणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + समर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular neuter; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तस्य समर्पणम्)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having done’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular

• क्षमयित्वा: having sought forgiveness
• क्षमयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + त्वा
• Form: णिजन्त-धातोः क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having asked (him) to forgive / having propitiated’

• ईशम्: the Lord
• ईशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular masculine

• पूजा-शेषम्: the remainder of the worship
• पूजा-शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular neuter; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पूजायाः शेषः)

• समापयेत्: should conclude/complete
• समापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आप् (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense ‘should cause to be completed/should conclude’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed procedure while addressing the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is not only mantra and offering, but also humility: after japa and dedication, the devotee seeks Īśa’s forgiveness for inevitable ritual imperfections, aligning the heart with Shiva’s grace (anugraha) central to Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

The verse reflects Saguna-Shiva worship through structured pūjā—mantra-japa, samarpana (offering), and proper conclusion—directed to Īśa as the accessible Lord who receives devotion through the Linga and grants purification through forgiveness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It prescribes mantra-japa (Śakti-vidyā), offering the fruit of the recitation to Shiva (samarpana), and kṣamā-prārthanā (asking forgiveness) before formally completing the remaining steps of the pūjā.