Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

वक्त्रमुत्तरमीशस्य प्रतिष्ठायां प्रतिष्ठितम् । वारिमंडलमध्यस्थं महादेवार्चने रतम्

Transliteration

vaktramuttaramīśasya pratiṣṭhāyāṃ pratiṣṭhitam | vārimaṃḍalamadhyasthaṃ mahādevārcane ratam

Translation

Das nördliche Antlitz des Herrn ist im Ritus der Pratiṣṭhā (Weihe und Einsetzung) verankert. Inmitten des Wasserkreises verweilend, bleibt es der Verehrung Mahādevas hingegeben.

Word by Word

• वक्त्रम्: face, mouth
• वक्त्रम्: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• उत्तरम्: northern, upper
• उत्तरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• ईशस्य: of the Lord
• ईशस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• प्रतिष्ठायाम्: in the installation (rite/platform)
• प्रतिष्ठायाम्: अधिकरण (Location/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular)

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: established, installed
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: विधेय (Predicate: ‘is established’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति+√स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• वारि-मण्डल-मध्य-स्थम्: situated in the middle of the water-circle
• वारि-मण्डल-मध्य-स्थम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त, √स्था)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वारिमण्डलस्य मध्ये स्थितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• महादेव-अर्चने: in the worship of Mahādeva
• महादेव-अर्चने: अधिकरण (Sphere/with regard to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (महादेवस्य अर्चने); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• रतम्: engaged, devoted
• रतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (कृदन्त, √रम्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva
• Isha

FAQs

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

It teaches that during consecration (pratiṣṭhā), Shiva’s manifest aspect (a specific “face/direction”) is ritually invoked and stabilized, so the devotee can approach Pati (Shiva) through ordered worship and attain purification and grace.

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

The verse points to a concrete, consecrated mode of Saguna worship: Shiva is adored through a ritually established presence (as in Linga-pratiṣṭhā), where directional aspects and sacred arrangements (like a water-circle) support focused arcana to Mahādeva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests consecration-oriented worship using a purified water arrangement (vāri-maṇḍala) and steady arcana—offering water and maintaining one-pointed devotion—supported by Shaiva staples like mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara) during the rite.