Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 155

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

सर्वे शिवार्चनरताः शिवाज्ञावशवर्तिनः । शिवयोराज्ञया मह्यं दिशंतु मम कांक्षितम् १

Transliteration

sarve śivārcanaratāḥ śivājñāvaśavartinaḥ | śivayorājñayā mahyaṃ diśaṃtu mama kāṃkṣitam 1

Translation

Que tous ceux qui se vouent au culte de Śiva et demeurent sous l’autorité de son commandement, par l’ordre du Couple divin—Śiva et sa Śakti—m’accordent ce que je désire.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शिवार्चनरताः: devoted to worship of Śiva
• शिवार्चनरताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + अर्चन + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष ('engaged in Śiva-worship')

• शिवाज्ञावशवर्तिनः: acting under Śiva’s command
• शिवाज्ञावशवर्तिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + आज्ञा + वश + वर्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (अधीनार्थ: 'acting under the control of Śiva's command')

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

• आज्ञया: by the command
• आज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• दिशन्तु: let them grant/bestow
• दिशन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• काङ्क्षितम्: the desired (boon/thing)
• काङ्क्षितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काङ्क्षित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त-निष्पन्न-प्रातिपदिक ('desired')

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayaviya discourse; the verse is voiced as a supplicatory request within the narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General Śaiva Siddhānta emphasis: boons and liberation arise by Śiva’s ājñā and anugraha, mediated through devotion and worship.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Shiva’s devotees

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that fulfillment comes through Śiva’s grace mediated by His devotees who live by His command; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such grace (anugraha) arises when the soul aligns with Pati’s (Shiva’s) will.

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

The verse presumes an active community of Śiva-worshippers (śivārcana), which traditionally includes Linga worship as Saguna devotion—approaching Shiva through form, ritual, and reverent obedience to His injunctions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined śivārcana—daily worship with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a vow to follow Śiva’s ājñā (ethical restraint and devotional regularity) to become fit for receiving grace.