Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 187
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
असंपूज्य शिवस्तोत्रं जपात्फलमुदाहृतम् । संपूज्य च जपे तस्य फलं वक्तुं न शक्यते
asaṃpūjya śivastotraṃ japātphalamudāhṛtam | saṃpūjya ca jape tasya phalaṃ vaktuṃ na śakyate
On a déjà exposé le fruit de la récitation d’un hymne à Śiva sans l’avoir d’abord honoré par le culte dû. Mais si l’on récite après l’avoir vénéré comme il convient, le fruit de cette pratique ne peut être dit, tant il est sans mesure.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General liturgical principle: pūjā (saṃpūjya) intensifies the efficacy of stotra-japa beyond describable measure—mirrors temple-centered Śaiva practice rather than a single kṣetra narrative.
Significance: Affirms the Śaiva Siddhānta hierarchy of upacāra: external worship (kriyā) + mantra/stotra (yoga) invites deeper anugraha than recitation alone.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva-stotra and japa become immeasurably more potent when preceded by proper worship (pūjā), because devotion with reverent offering aligns the soul (paśu) to the Lord (Pati), loosening bonds (pāśa) through grace.
It supports Saguna upāsanā: worshipping Śiva through a form—especially the Liṅga—before recitation. Pūjā establishes presence and receptivity, after which stotra-japa yields results said to be beyond enumeration.
Perform Śiva-pūjā first (e.g., offering water, bilva leaves, and reverence), then recite a Śiva-stotra or do mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), especially on Mahāśivarātri or during daily worship.