Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 143

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

वाहनत्वमनुप्राप्तस्तपसा परमेशयोः । तयोराज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य स मे कामं प्रयच्छतु

Transliteration

vāhanatvamanuprāptastapasā parameśayoḥ | tayorājñāṃ puraskṛtya sa me kāmaṃ prayacchatu

Translation

Ayant obtenu par l’ascèse la dignité de monture (vāhana) du Seigneur Suprême et de la Déesse, et plaçant leur ordre au-dessus de tout, qu’il m’accorde la grâce désirée.

Word by Word

• वाहनत्वम्: the status of being a vehicle
• वाहनत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहन-त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनुप्राप्तः: having obtained
• अनुप्राप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: कृत्—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे (used adjectivally: ‘having obtained’)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमेशयोः: of the two supreme lords
• परमेशयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (परमः ईशः = supreme lord)

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• आज्ञाम्: command
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरस्कृत्य: having honored/keeping foremost
• पुरस्कृत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस्-कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत्—ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable); ‘having placed in front/keeping foremost’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (to me) प्रायः

• कामम्: desire/boon
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रयच्छतु: may (he) grant
• प्रयच्छतु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: vāhanatvamanuprāptastapasā parameśayoḥ | tayorājñāṃ puraskṛtya sa me kāmaṃ prayacchatu

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights that spiritual attainments (like becoming a divine instrument or vehicle) arise from tapas offered to Śiva and Śakti, and that true fruit comes when their ājñā (divine command) is accepted as the highest guiding principle.

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

In Saguna worship, the devotee approaches Śiva (often through the Liṅga) as the personal Lord who responds to devotion; the verse emphasizes that boons are not merely demanded but are received through disciplined devotion and alignment with Śiva-Śakti’s will.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is tapas joined with surrender—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Liṅga-pūjā with bhasma and rudrākṣa, and a vow-like obedience to dharma as understood to be Śiva’s command.