Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 185
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
दुःस्वप्नादिमहानर्थसूचकेषु भयेषु च । यदि संकीर्तयेदेतन्न ततो नार्थभाग्भवेत्
duḥsvapnādimahānarthasūcakeṣu bhayeṣu ca | yadi saṃkīrtayedetanna tato nārthabhāgbhavet
Bei Ängsten wie bösen Träumen und anderen Vorzeichen, die großes Unheil ankündigen, gilt: Wenn man dieses Śiva‑Namen/mantra immer wieder singend rezitiert, entsteht daraus kein Unheil.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a jyotirliṅga; it is an apotropaic (fear-warding) claim: saṅkīrtana of the Śiva-utterance neutralizes ominous portents like duḥsvapna.
Significance: Positions Śiva-nāma as protective kavaca-like refuge in inauspicious signs; encourages constant remembrance (smaraṇa/saṅkīrtana).
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that remembrance and recitation of Śiva (nāma/mantra) transforms fear and inauspicious mental impressions, preventing them from ripening into suffering—Śiva as Pati grants inner fearlessness and outward protection.
In Saguna worship, the devotee takes refuge in Śiva through name, form, and devotion; chanting before the Śiva-liṅga (or while mentally visualizing it) is presented as a direct means to neutralize ominous signs and steady the mind in Śiva.
Repeated japa/saṅkīrtana of Śiva-nāma—classically the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—especially upon waking from a bad dream or when anxious, as a quick protective practice.