Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 52

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां दिशंतु फलमीप्सितम् । वृक्षराजो महातेजा महामेघसमस्वनः

Transliteration

satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ diśaṃtu phalamīpsitam | vṛkṣarājo mahātejā mahāmeghasamasvanaḥ

Translation

Nachdem der Befehl Śivas gebührend geehrt wurde, möge der König der Bäume—von großer Strahlkraft erfüllt und dröhnend wie eine mächtige Wolke—die ersehnte Frucht (von Ritus und Hingabe) verleihen.

Word by Word

• सत्कृत्य: having honored
• सत्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); from √कृ with उपसर्ग/प्रयोग ‘सत्कृ’ = to honor

• शिवयोः: of the two Śivas
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

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

• दिशन्तु: let (them) bestow
• दिशन्तु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from √आप्/ईप्स् desiderative sense)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; फलम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वृक्षराजः: king of trees
• वृक्षराजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (वृक्षाणां राजा); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (महत् तेजः यस्य); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महामेघ-सम-स्वनः: having a sound like a great cloud (thunder)
• महामेघ-सम-स्वनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मेघ (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (महामेघस्य समः स्वनः यस्य); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the verse functions as a phala-śruti style petition that the rite’s ‘desired fruit’ be granted by honoring Śiva’s command.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ diśaṃtu phalamīpsitam | vṛkṣarājo mahātejā mahāmeghasamasvanaḥ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that honoring Śiva’s ordinance (ājñā) is itself a form of bhakti; when devotion aligns with Śiva’s will, the sought-after fruit—worldly welfare and ultimately spiritual uplift—naturally manifests.

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

The verse points to Saguna devotion: following Śiva’s expressed command and seeking His grace for results. In Linga-worship, iṣṭa-phala is traditionally understood as arising from disciplined pūjā performed in accordance with Śaiva injunctions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform Śiva-pūjā with strict reverence to prescribed rules—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offering with a prayer for iṣṭa-phala—placing the result at Śiva’s feet.