Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 10

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

नमः परमदेवाय नमः परमहेतवे । नमश्शिवाय शांताय नमश्शिवतराय ते

Transliteration

namaḥ paramadevāya namaḥ paramahetave | namaśśivāya śāṃtāya namaśśivatarāya te

Translation

Hommage au Dieu suprême, hommage à la Cause suprême. Hommage à Śiva, le Paisible ; hommage à Toi, le plus auspicieux—Śiva au-delà de tout.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/obeisance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-निपात)
• Form: Particle of salutation (नमस्कारार्थक अव्यय); governs dative (चतुर्थी)

• paramadevāya: to the supreme God
• paramadevāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: ‘supreme god’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/obeisance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-निपात)
• Form: Particle of salutation (नमस्कारार्थक अव्यय)

• paramahetave: to the supreme cause
• paramahetave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: ‘supreme cause’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/obeisance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-निपात)
• Form: Particle of salutation (नमस्कारार्थक अव्यय)

• śivāya: to Śiva
• śivāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śāntāya: to the peaceful one
• śāntāya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (प्रातिपदिक; from śam (धातु) → śānta (कृदन्त))
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle used adjectivally: ‘peaceful’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/obeisance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-निपात)
• Form: Particle of salutation (नमस्कारार्थक अव्यय)

• śivatarāya: to the more auspicious one
• śivatarāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + tara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); comparative suffix -tara: ‘more auspicious/most benevolent’

• te: to you / your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic pronoun ‘of you/your’ (also used as dative in some contexts, but here genitive fits: ‘to you’ as honorific may be intended)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a devotional praise within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: नमः परमदेवाय नमः परमहेतवे । नमश्शिवाय शांताय नमश्शिवतराय ते

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as both the Supreme Lord (Pati) and the ultimate causal principle, guiding the devotee to surrender and inner peace (śānti) as a doorway to liberation.

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

By praising Śiva as the highest Cause and the supremely auspicious one, it supports Saguna worship (such as Liṅga-pūjā) as a valid means to realize the transcendent reality that Śiva signifies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Japa of “Namaḥ Śivāya” with contemplation of Śiva as Śānta (peaceful) and Paramahetu (supreme cause), optionally alongside Liṅga worship with bhasma and rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and devotion.