Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 67

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

आकाशदेहो दिग्बाहुस्सोमसूर्याग्निलोचनः । ऐरावतादिभिर्दिव्यैर्दिग्गजैर्नित्यमर्चितः

Transliteration

ākāśadeho digbāhussomasūryāgnilocanaḥ | airāvatādibhirdivyairdiggajairnityamarcitaḥ

Translation

Sein Leib ist der Äther selbst; die Himmelsrichtungen sind Seine Arme; Mond, Sonne und Feuer sind Seine Augen. Stets wird Er von den göttlichen Richtungs-Elefanten verehrt, beginnend mit Airāvata.

Word by Word

• आकाशदेहः: having a sky-like body
• आकाशदेहः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकाश + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आकाश इव/आकाशसमः देहः)

• दिग्बाहुः: whose arms are the directions
• दिग्बाहुः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिश् (दिक्) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दिशः बाहवः यस्य)

• सोमसूर्याग्निलोचनः: whose eyes are the moon, sun, and fire
• सोमसूर्याग्निलोचनः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सोम + सूर्य + अग्नि + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (सोम-सूर्य-अग्नयः लोचनानि यस्य)

• ऐरावतादिभिः: by Airāvata and others
• ऐरावतादिभिः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐरावत + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ऐरावतः आदिः येषाम्)

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणं दिग्गजैः सह

• दिग्गजैः: by the elephants of the directions
• दिग्गजैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक् + गज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दिशां गजाः)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्रयोग)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अर्चितः: worshipped, honored
• अर्चितः: क्रिया/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: कृत (PPP, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग/भूतकर्म (past passive participle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Airavata
• Diggajas

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as the all-pervading Pati whose form is the cosmos itself—space as His body and the luminaries as His eyes—guiding the seeker to recognize that liberation arises from seeing all existence as pervaded and governed by Shiva.

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

Though Shiva is beyond attributes, the Purana authorizes Saguna contemplation: the devotee may worship the Linga while meditating that the same Shiva pervades the directions, space, and the cosmic lights—uniting temple worship with inner, universal vision.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice directional (dik) awareness in japa: while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplate Shiva as space and as the witnessing light (moon, sun, fire), offering mental worship in all directions alongside external Linga-puja.