Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 42

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

तयोराज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य ते मे कामं प्रयच्छताम् । शिवस्य च शिवायाश्च शिखामूर्तिशिवाश्रिते

Transliteration

tayorājñāṃ puraskṛtya te me kāmaṃ prayacchatām | śivasya ca śivāyāśca śikhāmūrtiśivāśrite

Translation

Indem man den Befehl der Beiden als das Höchste voranstellt, mögen sie mir meinen Wunsch gewähren. O du, die du bei Śiva in der Gestalt der Śikhā-mūrti Zuflucht genommen hast, zu Śiva und Śivā (Pārvatī) gehörig.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two (of the pair)
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive dual)

• आज्ञाम्: command, order
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front / having honored
• पुरस्कृत्य: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् + कृ (धातु) → पुरस्कृत्य (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (dative singular)

• कामम्: desired boon, wish
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छताम्: may the two grant
• प्रयच्छताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• शिवायाः: of Śivā
• शिवायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• शिखा-मूर्ति-शिव-आश्रिते: O (one) who has taken refuge in Śiva as the crest-form
• शिखा-मूर्ति-शिव-आश्रिते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिखा (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय; √श्रि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; समासपद (तत्पुरुष-प्रधान), विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: tayorājñāṃ puraskṛtya te me kāmaṃ prayacchatām | śivasya ca śivāyāśca śikhāmūrtiśivāśrite

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It emphasizes śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in Śiva together with Śivā (Shakti), and the humility of placing divine instruction first—an essential Shaiva Siddhanta attitude for receiving grace (anugraha).

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

The verse addresses Śiva as approachable through a specific form (mūrti), reflecting Saguna worship where the devotee seeks boons by honoring the Lord’s and the Goddess’s will—often expressed through Linga-centered devotion guided by their command.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin worship by explicitly offering obedience to Śiva-Śivā’s injunctions (niyama), then pray for one’s wish with mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as an act of disciplined devotion.