Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 107

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

सप्तसप्तगणाश्चैते सप्तच्छंदोमया हयाः । वालखिल्या दयश्चैव सर्वे शिवपदार्चकाः

Transliteration

saptasaptagaṇāścaite saptacchaṃdomayā hayāḥ | vālakhilyā dayaścaiva sarve śivapadārcakāḥ

Translation

Voici les sept groupes de sept, et les coursiers façonnés des sept mètres védiques. Les sages Vālakhilya et les autres—tous sont des adorateurs des pieds sacrés du Seigneur Śiva.

Word by Word

• सप्तसप्तगणाः: the groups of seven (sevenfold groups)
• सप्तसप्तगणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + सप्त + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्विगुसमासः (संख्यापूर्वकः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सप्तच्छन्दोमयाः: consisting of seven metres
• सप्तच्छन्दोमयाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त + छन्दस् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘छन्दोमय’ = छन्दोभिः मयाः (made of metres)

• हयाः: horses
• हयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• वालखिल्याः: the Vālakhilyas (a class of sages)
• वालखिल्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालखिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (वर्ग/ऋषिगण-नाम)

• दयः: the Dayas (a group/name)
• दयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• शिवपदार्चकाः: worshippers of Śiva’s feet
• शिवपदार्चकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + पद + अर्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य पदम् अर्चयन्ति इति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Valakhilya sages

FAQs

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

It elevates devotion (bhakti) to Śiva’s feet as the unifying spiritual aim, showing that even exalted cosmic beings and Vedic powers ultimately find their fulfillment in surrender to Pati (Śiva), the liberator of the bound soul (paśu).

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

Worship of Śiva’s feet signifies reverent approach to Saguna Śiva—often expressed through Liṅga-pūjā—where the devotee offers mind and action in humility; the Liṅga becomes the accessible form through which one attains Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt pada-sevā bhāva: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with inner humility, and offer simple worship to the Śiva-liṅga (water, bilva leaves) as an expression of surrender to Śiva’s feet.