Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

तुरीयं शिवबीजेषु त्रयोदशकलान्वितम् । देवस्योत्तरदिग्भागे शक्त्या सह समर्चितम्

Transliteration

turīyaṃ śivabījeṣu trayodaśakalānvitam | devasyottaradigbhāge śaktyā saha samarcitam

Translation

Unter den Bīja-Mantras Śivas ist das «vierte» (turīya) mit dreizehn Kalās (Kräften) versehen. Es ist zusammen mit Śakti im nördlichen Bereich der heiligen Gegenwart des Herrn zu verehren.

Word by Word

• तुरीयम्: the fourth
• तुरीयम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुरीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• शिव-बीजेषु: among the Śiva-seeds (mantra-seeds)
• शिव-बीजेषु: अधिकरण (Location/among)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य बीजानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (Neuter, Locative, Plural)

• त्रयोदश-कलान्वितम्: endowed with thirteen kalās
• त्रयोदश-कलान्वितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + कला (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त, √अन्वि/अनु+इ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्रयोदश कलाभिः अन्वितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• देवस्य: of the deity
• देवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• उत्तर-दिग्-भागे: in the northern directional region
• उत्तर-दिग्-भागे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उत्तरायाः दिशः भागे); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• शक्त्या: with Śakti
• शक्त्या: सहकर्ता/सहयोग (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: सहयोग (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: ‘with’)

• समर्चितम्: well-worshipped, duly honored
• समर्चितम्: कर्म-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicate: ‘is worshipped’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It points to turīya—the transcendent state beyond waking, dream, and deep sleep—as a Shaiva contemplative focus, teaching that Śiva’s mantra-power (kalā) is realized fully when worship is united with Śakti.

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

It frames mantra-upāsanā as an integral limb of Linga/Saguna worship: the Lord is approached through a sanctified direction and ritual order, while the inner aim is turīya—Śiva’s supreme reality—accessed through Śiva-Śakti unity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform mantra-worship of a Śiva bīja with conscious inclusion of Śakti (devī-bhāva), orienting the pūjā/meditation to the northern quarter, and contemplating turīya as the goal of japa and dhyāna.