Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 139

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

सर्वे शिवार्चनरताः शिवसद्भावभाविताः । सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां मंगलं प्रदिशंतु मे

Transliteration

sarve śivārcanaratāḥ śivasadbhāvabhāvitāḥ | satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ maṃgalaṃ pradiśaṃtu me

Translation

May all those devoted to the worship of Śiva—whose minds are imbued with true reverence for Him—honour the command of the Divine Couple (Śiva and Śakti) and bestow auspiciousness upon me.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शिव: of Śiva
• शिव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (in compound), एकवचन

• अर्चन: worship
• अर्चन: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (in compound), एकवचन

• रताः: devoted
• रताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘engaged/devoted’

• शिव: of Śiva
• शिव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (in compound), एकवचन

• सद्भाव: true devotion/good disposition
• सद्भाव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-सम्बन्ध (in compound: भावित), एकवचन

• भाविताः: imbued (with)
• भाविताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त) from भावयति (causative of भू), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘imbued/filled’

• सत्कृत्य: having honored
• सत्कृत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) from सत्करोति, ‘having honored’

• शिवयोः: of Śiva (and Devī)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन (dual)

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

• मङ्गलम्: auspiciousness
• मङ्गलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रदिशन्तु: may they bestow
• प्रदिशन्तु: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूप (genitive/dative sg enclitic); अत्र चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) अधिकयुक्ता

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General phala: auspiciousness (maṅgala), alignment with Śiva-Śakti’s ājñā, and protective merit through devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: sarve śivārcanaratāḥ śivasadbhāvabhāvitāḥ | satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ maṃgalaṃ pradiśaṃtu me

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Shiva (Divine Couple reference)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that auspiciousness (maṅgala) flows through Śiva-bhakti: those who worship Śiva with genuine inner disposition (sadbhāva) and align with the divine ordinance become channels of grace, reflecting the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Śiva’s anugraha (bestowing grace).

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

It supports Saguna worship by affirming Śiva-arcana (ritual devotion) as a means to receive blessings; in practice this includes Liṅga-pūjā performed with right intention, where honoring the ‘ājñā’ of Śiva-Śakti means following prescribed Shaiva worship and dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to perform Śiva-pūjā with śiva-sadbhāva—pure intent—while observing Shaiva discipline: recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and seek maṅgala by respectfully following the worship-ordinances associated with Śiva (such as cleanliness, sincerity, and regular devotion).