Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 1
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
उपमन्युरुवाच । स्तोत्रं वक्ष्यामि ते कृष्ण पञ्चावरणमार्गतः । योगेश्वरमिदं पुण्यं कर्म येन समाप्यते
upamanyuruvāca | stotraṃ vakṣyāmi te kṛṣṇa pañcāvaraṇamārgataḥ | yogeśvaramidaṃ puṇyaṃ karma yena samāpyate
Upamanyu dit : «Ô Kṛṣṇa, je vais te révéler un hymne selon la voie des cinq enveloppes (pañcāvaraṇa). C’est un enseignement saint du Seigneur du Yoga, Śiva ; par lui, les observances sacrées et les disciplines spirituelles parviennent à leur véritable accomplissement.»
Upamanyu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific jyotirliṅga passage; it introduces a stotra taught as a structured upāsanā (pañcāvaraṇa-mārga) to complete religious practice.
Significance: Frames the hymn as a complete sādhana leading to the ‘completion’ (samāpti) of puṇya-karmas—i.e., maturation of practice through right method and meaning.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It introduces a Shaiva hymn taught as a disciplined method (the “five coverings” approach) that purifies the seeker and brings spiritual practice to fruition under the guidance of Yogīśvara Śiva.
By calling the teaching “of Yogīśvara,” the verse frames devotion as worship of Śiva in an accessible, practice-oriented form—typical of Saguna upāsanā—through stotra and structured worship that culminates in inner completion.
The verse points to stotra-japa and a stepwise yogic-worship method (pañcāvaraṇa-mārga), implying disciplined observance—often paired in this tradition with mantra, purity, and focused meditation on Śiva as the Lord of Yoga.