Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 88

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

तस्या एव नियोगेन सा मे दिशतु कांक्षितम् । कौशिकी सिंहमारूढा पार्वत्याः परमा सुता

Transliteration

tasyā eva niyogena sā me diśatu kāṃkṣitam | kauśikī siṃhamārūḍhā pārvatyāḥ paramā sutā

Translation

Durch ihren eigenen Befehl möge sie mir das Ersehnte gewähren—Kauśikī, auf einem Löwen reitend, die erhabenste Tochter Pārvatīs.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (only/indeed)

• नियोगेन: by (her) command
• नियोगेन: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/हेतु), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन (enclitic); here चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) ‘to me’

• दिशतु: may (she) grant / bestow
• दिशतु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• काङ्क्षितम्: the desired (boon)
• काङ्क्षितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काङ्क्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used substantively), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• कौशिकी: Kauśikī
• कौशिकी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/विशेष्य), एकवचन; देवी-नाम

• सिंहम्: a lion
• सिंहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आरूढा: mounted
• आरूढा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ√रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पार्वत्याः: of Pārvatī
• पार्वत्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• परमा: supreme
• परमा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/विशेष्य), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Kaushiki

FAQs

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

The verse highlights grace (anugraha) as the decisive factor: the devotee seeks fulfillment through the Goddess’s command and compassion, reflecting Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis that liberation and attainments arise by divine bestowal rather than egoic effort.

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

Kauśikī is presented as Pārvatī’s supreme power (Śakti). In Saguna worship, devotion to Shiva is inseparable from reverence to Śakti; Linga worship is thus complemented by honoring the dynamic, boon-giving power through which Shiva’s grace becomes accessible to devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is prayerful surrender and petition (praṇāma with saṅkalpa) to Shiva-Shakti—such as japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with bhakti—seeking alignment with divine will before asking for any boon.