Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 167
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
ताभ्यामेव समाज्ञाता ममाभिप्रेतसिद्धये । कर्मेदमनुमन्यंतां सफलं साध्वनुष्ठितम्
tābhyāmeva samājñātā mamābhipretasiddhaye | karmedamanumanyaṃtāṃ saphalaṃ sādhvanuṣṭhitam
Afin d’accomplir ce que j’ai voulu, je n’ai donné cet ordre que par l’entremise de ces Deux. Que ce rite soit approuvé—bien accompli et destiné à porter du fruit.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that spiritual acts become truly fruitful when they are aligned with Shiva’s will and performed correctly; in Shaiva Siddhanta, right action (kriyā) gains efficacy through the Lord’s anugraha (grace) and sanction.
Linga-worship is a concrete (saguṇa) mode of approaching Shiva; this verse highlights that such worship yields results when authorized by right tradition and carried out with proper observance—Shiva’s approval is the inner source of its power.
The takeaway is to perform Shiva-kriyā—such as Linga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—carefully and according to injunctions, seeking Shiva’s inner assent so the practice becomes saphala (fruit-bearing).