Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 189

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

तस्मान्नभसि संपूज्य देवं देवं सहोमया । कृतांजलिपुटस्तिष्ठंस्तोत्रमेतदुदीरयेत्

Transliteration

tasmānnabhasi saṃpūjya devaṃ devaṃ sahomayā | kṛtāṃjalipuṭastiṣṭhaṃstotrametadudīrayet

Translation

Ainsi, après avoir dûment adoré le Dieu des dieux (Śiva) sous le ciel ouvert avec des oblations, qu’on se tienne debout, les mains jointes, et qu’on récite cet hymne.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘therefore/from that’

• nabhasi: in the sky
• nabhasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; ‘in the sky’

• saṃpūjya: having worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय in -ya form), indeclinable; ‘having worshipped’

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• devam: the god (again, emphatic)
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; repetition for emphasis

• sa-homayā: together with homa/oblations
• sa-homayā: Sahārtha (सहार्थ/association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (अव्यय) + homā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva compound functioning adverbially; instrumental sense ‘together with oblation/with homa’ (saha + homayā)

• kṛta-añjali-puṭaḥ: with hands folded (in añjali)
• kṛta-añjali-puṭaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ + क्त) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक) + puṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; compound: ‘one whose añjali-puṭa (folded-hands-cup) is made’; functions as adjective of the worshipper

• tiṣṭhan: standing
• tiṣṭhan: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ/śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘standing’

• stotram: hymn
• stotram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa of karma (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun used adjectivally; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifies ‘stotram’

• udīrayet: should recite/utter
• udīrayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√īr (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्/vidhiliṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; ‘should utter/recite’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General ritual injunction: worship in open space (nabhasi) with homa, then stotra-recitation in añjali while standing; not tied to a single shrine narrative.

Significance: Highlights that devotion is not confined to a temple: sky/open space functions as a vast ‘ākāśa-maṇḍapa’, emphasizing universality of Śiva’s accessibility.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prescribes a complete act of Shaiva devotion—external worship (pūjā and homa) culminating in humble surrender (añjali) and praise (stotra), aligning action and mind toward Pati (Shiva) for purification and grace.

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

Even when worship is performed in open space (nabhasi), the focus is Saguna Shiva—the personal Lord who receives offerings and responds to devotion; the stotra becomes the inner offering that complements the outer rite, as in Linga-worship traditions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-pūjā with homa (oblations), then stand steadily with folded palms (añjali) and recite the prescribed hymn—emphasizing disciplined posture, reverence, and devotional recitation.