Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 74

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां स मे दिशतु कांक्षितम् । ज्येष्ठा वरिष्ठा वरदा शिवयोर्यजनेरता

Transliteration

satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ sa me diśatu kāṃkṣitam | jyeṣṭhā variṣṭhā varadā śivayoryajaneratā

Translation

Nachdem der Befehl Śivas und Śaktis gebührend geehrt wurde, möge sie mir das Ersehnte gewähren—die Älteste, die Vorzüglichste, die Spenderin von Gaben, stets dem Opferdienst für Śiva und Śakti hingegeben.

Word by Word

• सत्कृत्य: having honored
• सत्कृत्य: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial participle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + √कृ (धातु; ल्यप्-प्रत्यय, अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund): सत्कारं कृत्वा/सत्कृत्य = having honored

• शिवयोः: of the two (Śiva and Umā)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूप (Genitive/Dative singular enclitic)

• दिशतु: may (he) grant
• दिशतु: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• काङ्क्षितम्: the desired (boon)
• काङ्क्षितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काङ्क्षित (√काङ्क्ष् धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त used substantively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ज्येष्ठा: eldest
• ज्येष्ठा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वरिष्ठा: most excellent
• वरिष्ठा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (superlative)

• वरदा: boon-giving
• वरदा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवयोः: of the two (Śiva and Umā)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• यजने: in worship/sacrifice
• यजने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• रता: devoted, engaged
• रता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (√रम् धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (P.P.P. with adjectival sense: devoted/attached), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames boon-bestowal as arising from obedience to Śiva-Śakti’s ājñā and from yajana (worship), aligning with Siddhānta’s view that grace descends when devotion and right conduct mature.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that spiritual fulfillment and desired attainments arise through reverent obedience to the divine ordinance of Shiva together with His Shakti, and through devotion that seeks grace (anugraha) rather than mere self-effort.

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

The verse points to Saguna worship—approaching Shiva in worship together with Shakti—where honoring the Lord’s command and performing devotion-centered pūjā becomes the channel for receiving boons and inner upliftment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular Shiva–Shakti pūjā with respectful observance of vows and injunctions (ājñā), supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a grace-oriented prayer for what is truly beneficial.