Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 151

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

तालजङ्घादयस्तस्य प्रथमावरणेर्चिताः । सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां चत्वारः समवन्तु माम्

Transliteration

tālajaṅghādayastasya prathamāvaraṇercitāḥ | satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ catvāraḥ samavantu mām

Translation

Tālajaṅgha et les autres furent honorés dans son premier cercle d’enceinte. Ayant dûment respecté l’ordre de Śiva et du Couple divin, que ces quatre se rassemblent et m’accordent leur soutien.

Word by Word

• तालजङ्घादयः: Tālajaṅgha and others
• तालजङ्घादयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तालजङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (तालजङ्घ + आदयः = ‘Tālajaṅgha and others’), प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• तस्य: of him/of that (one)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सम्बन्ध

• प्रथमावरणे: in the first enclosure
• प्रथमावरणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक) + आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (‘first enclosure’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• अर्चिताः: worshipped
• अर्चिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘worshipped/honoured’

• सत्कृत्य: having honored
• सत्कृत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-√कृ (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund)

• शिवयोः: of Śiva (the divine couple)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी द्विवचन; ‘of Śiva (and Śivā)’

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

• चत्वारः: four (persons)
• चत्वारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-शब्द, प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• समवन्तु: may they come/be present
• समवन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अव्/√अस्? (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘let them be/come together (to me)’

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म/प्राप्तव्य

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Mentions prathama-āvaraṇa (first enclosure) worship—suggesting a maṇḍala/temple-ritual structure where subsidiary guardians (e.g., Tālajaṅgha) are propitiated in ordered circles around the principal deity.

Significance: Highlights correct ritual sequencing (āvaraṇa-pūjā) as a means to stabilize protection and remove impediments when approaching the main Śiva power in a kṣetra.

Mantra Metadata

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 highlights āvaraṇa-style worship—honoring Śiva’s ordained order of worship—and shows that spiritual progress comes through reverence for Śiva’s command (ājñā) and disciplined devotion within the sacred mandala.

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

The mention of the ‘first enclosure’ (prathamāvaraṇa) reflects structured, saguna worship around the central deity/linga, where attendant powers are honored as part of Śiva’s manifested order, without losing sight of Śiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform methodical pūjā in prescribed sequence (āvaraṇa/mandala approach), mentally offering respect to Śiva’s ordinance; accompany the worship with steady japa of a Śiva-mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to align intention with devotion.