Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
भक्त्या मयार्चितो मह्यं प्रार्थितं शं प्रयच्छतु । सदाशिवांकमारूढा शक्तिरिच्छा शिवाह्वया
bhaktyā mayārcito mahyaṃ prārthitaṃ śaṃ prayacchatu | sadāśivāṃkamārūḍhā śaktiricchā śivāhvayā
Que le Seigneur de bon augure—que j’ai adoré avec dévotion et que j’ai imploré—m’accorde le bien-être. Assise sur les genoux de Sadāśiva se tient l’Icchā-śakti, la Puissance de la Volonté, renommée sous le nom de Śivā.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages, within the Vayu Samhita’s philosophical context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: भक्त्या मयार्चितो मह्यं प्रार्थितं शं प्रयच्छतु । सदाशिवांकमारूढा शक्तिरिच्छा शिवाह्वया
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It affirms that Shiva’s grace is invoked through bhakti and prayer, and teaches the Shaiva Siddhanta insight that Shiva (Pati) and Śakti are inseparable—Icchā-śakti (the power of divine will) abides in intimate union with Sadāśiva, from whom auspiciousness (śam) flows.
Linga worship is a saguna focus that channels devotion toward the transcendent Sadāśiva; this verse highlights that the devotee’s prayer seeks śam through Shiva’s gracious response, while recognizing Shiva’s dynamic aspect as Śakti—especially Icchā-śakti—active in the manifest world.
A simple practice is heartfelt arcana (worship) with bhakti, followed by prayer for śam (peace) and japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” meditating on Sadāśiva united with Śivā (Icchā-śakti) as the source of auspicious transformation.