Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 174
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
शिवाज्ञापालकाः पूज्या ममापि शिवशासनात् । सर्वे ममानुगृह्णंतु शंसंतु सफलक्रियाम्
śivājñāpālakāḥ pūjyā mamāpi śivaśāsanāt | sarve mamānugṛhṇaṃtu śaṃsaṃtu saphalakriyām
“Those who uphold Śiva’s command are worthy of worship—even by me—by Śiva’s own ordinance. May all of them show me grace and declare my rites to be fruitful.”
A devotee/supplicant (contextually a narrator-voice within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā addressing Śiva’s appointed attendants/executors of dharma)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that those who carry out Śiva’s will deserve reverence, because Śiva’s śāsana (divine ordinance) operates through them; spiritual success ultimately depends on Śiva’s anugraha (grace) rather than ego-driven effort.
In Saguna worship of Śiva as Liṅga, devotion includes honoring what Śiva authorizes—His dharma, His devotees, and His appointed agents—so that the external rite becomes inwardly consecrated and ‘fruitful’ by grace.
Perform pūjā with humility and devotion, seek the blessing (anugraha) of Śiva’s devotees/servants, and dedicate the fruit of kriyā to Śiva—supporting mantra-japa (e.g., the pañcākṣarī) as a grace-oriented practice.