Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

पवित्रं मध्यमं ब्रह्म प्रार्थितं मे प्रयच्छतु । कुंकुमक्षोदसंकाशं वामाख्यं वरवेषधृक्

Transliteration

pavitraṃ madhyamaṃ brahma prārthitaṃ me prayacchatu | kuṃkumakṣodasaṃkāśaṃ vāmākhyaṃ varaveṣadhṛk

Translation

Möge mir jener reinigende, mittlere Brahman, zu dem ich gebetet habe, meine Bitte gewähren. Sein Glanz gleicht Safran- und Zinnoberpulver; er heißt Vāma und ist in glückverheißende, vortreffliche Gewänder gekleidet.

Word by Word

• पवित्रम्: pure, sacred
• पवित्रम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• मध्यमम्: middle, central
• मध्यमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• ब्रह्म: Brahman / the sacred principle
• ब्रह्म: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• प्रार्थितम्: requested, prayed for
• प्रार्थितम्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+√अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/for me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन (Genitive/Dative, Singular)

• प्रयच्छतु: may (he/it) grant
• प्रयच्छतु: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+√यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• कुंकुम-क्षोद-संकाशम्: resembling powdered saffron
• कुंकुम-क्षोद-संकाशम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुंकुम (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षोद (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कुंकुमक्षोदस्य संकाशम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• वामा-आख्यम्: named ‘Vāmā’
• वामा-आख्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/name-apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वामा (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वामा इति आख्यम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• वर-वेष-धृक्: wearing excellent attire
• वर-वेष-धृक्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + वेष (प्रातिपदिक) + धृक् (कृदन्त, √धृ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वरं वेषं धारयति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vāmadeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: pavitraṃ madhyamaṃ brahma prārthitaṃ me prayacchatu | kuṃkumakṣodasaṃkāśaṃ vāmākhyaṃ varaveṣadhṛk

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as the purifying Supreme Reality (Brahman) who compassionately responds to prayer, showing that grace (anugraha) flows from the transcendent Lord through an accessible, auspicious form.

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

By describing Brahman with color, name (Vāma), and attire, the verse bridges Nirguna truth and Saguna devotion—supporting the Shaiva Siddhanta view that the formless Lord is rightly worshipped through manifest forms, including the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests prayerful contemplation (dhyāna) on Shiva’s auspicious form while making a heartfelt petition; practitioners may pair this with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a focused devotional discipline.