Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 101

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

शिवप्रियः शिवासक्तः शिवपादार्चने रतः । सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां स मे दिशतु मंगलम्

Transliteration

śivapriyaḥ śivāsaktaḥ śivapādārcane rataḥ | satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ sa me diśatu maṃgalam

Translation

Puisse celui qui est cher à Śiva, attaché à Śiva et toujours appliqué au culte aux pieds sacrés de Śiva—celui qui honore comme il se doit l’ordre du Couple divin (Śiva et Śivā)—m’accorder l’auspice et la bénédiction.

Word by Word

• शिव-प्रियः: dear to Śiva
• शिव-प्रियः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य प्रियः)

• शिव-आसक्तः: attached to Śiva
• शिव-आसक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आसक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवे आसक्तः)

• शिव-पाद-अर्चने: in the worship of Śiva’s feet
• शिव-पाद-अर्चने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य पादयोः अर्चनम्)

• रतः: devoted/engaged
• रतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सत्कृत्य: having duly honored
• सत्कृत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + कृ (धातु) → सत्कृत्य (अव्ययभाव/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having honored’

• शिवयोः: of the two Śivas (Śiva and Śivā)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradāna/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध; to me/for me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• मङ्गलम्: auspiciousness/benefit
• मङ्गलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes śivabhakti and obedience to Śiva-Śivā as a direct means to auspiciousness (maṅgala) and grace (anugraha).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivapriyaḥ śivāsaktaḥ śivapādārcane rataḥ | satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ sa me diśatu maṃgalam

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It praises the Shaiva ideal: loving attachment to Shiva, sustained worship at His feet, and reverent alignment with the divine will of Shiva and Shakti—through which auspiciousness and spiritual upliftment arise by Pati’s (Lord Shiva’s) grace.

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

“Worship at Shiva’s feet” points to concrete Saguna upasana—such as Linga-puja and ritual arcana—where devotion is expressed through service, offerings, and obedience to scriptural injunctions regarded as Shiva’s command.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva-arcana (Linga worship), coupled with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined observance of Shiva’s injunctions (niyama), is implied as the practical path to maṅgala (auspiciousness).