Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 90

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

सत्कृत्य शासनं मातुस्सा मे दिशतु कांक्षितम् । रुद्रा रुद्रसमप्रख्याः प्रथमाः प्रथितौजसः

Transliteration

satkṛtya śāsanaṃ mātussā me diśatu kāṃkṣitam | rudrā rudrasamaprakhyāḥ prathamāḥ prathitaujasaḥ

Translation

Nachdem ich den Befehl meiner Mutter gebührend geehrt habe, möge sie mir die ersehnte Gnade gewähren. Jene Rudras—an Glanz dem Rudra selbst gleich—standen an erster Stelle, berühmt durch ihre gewaltige Macht.

Word by Word

• सत्कृत्य: having honored / respectfully
• सत्कृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् + कृत्य (कृ धातु; क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), √कृ (कृ धातु) — ‘having honored’

• शासनम्: command / instruction
• शासनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• मातुः: of (my) mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative sg) — enclitic; here दत्त-सम्प्रदानार्थे (Dative sense)

• दिशतु: may (she) grant / bestow
• दिशतु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• काङ्क्षितम्: the desired (thing)
• काङ्क्षितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काङ्क्षित (काङ्क्ष् धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• रुद्राः: the Rudras
• रुद्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• रुद्र-सम-प्रख्याः: renowned as equal to Rudra
• रुद्र-सम-प्रख्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (उपमानपूर्वक: ‘रुद्रसम’ + ‘प्रख्य’)

• प्रथमाः: the foremost / first
• प्रथमाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रथित-ओजसः: whose vigor is famed
• प्रथित-ओजसः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथित (प्रथ् धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त) + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘प्रथितम् ओजः येषाम्’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Rudras

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva principle that divine grace (anugraha) follows humility and right conduct—honouring a righteous command becomes the cause for receiving the sought fruit, while the Rudras signify the overwhelming, many-formed power of Pati (Shiva).

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

By describing Rudras as ‘equal to Rudra in splendour,’ the verse points to Saguna Shiva’s manifold manifestations—devotees may worship the one Shiva through His many forms, with the Linga serving as the central, unifying emblem of that same Rudra-tattva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined obedience to dharma coupled with Rudra-smaraṇa: daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative remembrance of Shiva’s many Rudra-forms while seeking a boon through devotion rather than ego.