Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 46

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां ते मे कामं प्रयच्छताम् । वामौ ज्येष्ठस्तथा रुद्रः कालो विकरणस्तथा

Transliteration

satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ te me kāmaṃ prayacchatām | vāmau jyeṣṭhastathā rudraḥ kālo vikaraṇastathā

Translation

Nachdem ich den Befehl der beiden Śiva ehrfürchtig geehrt und angenommen habe, mögen sie mir die ersehnte Gabe gewähren—nämlich Vāma, Jyeṣṭha, Rudra, Kāla und ebenso Vikaraṇa.

Word by Word

• सत्कृत्य: having duly honored
• सत्कृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् + कृत्य (कृ धातु; कृदन्त/अव्ययीभाव)
• Form: अव्ययभावेन कृदन्तम्; क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund/absolutive) from √कृ; ‘having honored’

• शिवयोः: of the two Śivas / of Śiva (pair)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी/सप्तमी द्विवचन (Gen./Loc. Dual)

• आज्ञाम्: command, order
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. Sg.)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dat. Sg.) ‘to you’ (enclitic)

• मे: my / of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी एकवचन (Gen. Sg.) ‘of me/my’ (enclitic)

• कामम्: desire, wish
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. Sg.)

• प्रयच्छताम्: let (them two) grant
• प्रयच्छताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (यच्छति) धातु
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); प्रथमपुरुष; द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• वामौ: Vāma (and another) / the two named Vāma
• वामौ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा द्विवचन (Nom. Dual)

• ज्येष्ठः: Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. Sg.)

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Anvaya-sūcaka (अन्वयसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also/likewise)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. Sg.)

• कालः: Kāla
• कालः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. Sg.)

• विकरणः: Vikaraṇa
• विकरणः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. Sg.)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Anvaya-sūcaka (अन्वयसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थे

Speaker

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

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां ते मे कामं प्रयच्छताम् । वामौ ज्येष्ठस्तथा रुद्रः कालो विकरणस्तथा

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Vama
• Jyeshtha
• Kala
• Vikarana

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that divine grace (anugraha) flows when one reverently accepts Śiva’s injunction; the many Rudra-names indicate Saguna manifestations of the one Pati (Śiva) who fulfills the devotee’s rightful spiritual aim.

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

Invoking Rudra-forms is a Saguna approach—worshipping Śiva with names and aspects. In Linga worship, these names function as epithets of the same Supreme Śiva established in the Linga, making remembrance (nāma-smaraṇa) and arcana complementary.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-japa: recite Śiva’s names (including these Rudra forms) along with the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and offer bilva leaves or vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) as a sign of honoring Śiva’s command.