Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 24

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

सत्कृतौ च सदा देवौ ब्रह्माद्यैस्त्रिदशैरपि । सर्वलोकपरित्राणं कर्तुमभ्युदितौ सदा

Transliteration

satkṛtau ca sadā devau brahmādyaistridaśairapi | sarvalokaparitrāṇaṃ kartumabhyuditau sadā

Translation

Et ces deux Divinités étaient sans cesse honorées—par Brahmā et par les autres dieux également—et elles demeuraient toujours fermes, levées pour la mission de protéger tous les mondes.

Word by Word

• sat-kṛtau: well-honoured (the two)
• sat-kṛtau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृ धातु, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• devau: the two gods
• devau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• brahma-ādyaiḥ: by those beginning with Brahmā
• brahma-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम्’ (those beginning with Brahmā)

• tridaśaiḥ: by the thirty gods (devas)
• tridaśaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (also/even)

• sarva-loka-paritrāṇam: the protection of all worlds
• sarva-loka-paritrāṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + paritrāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उद्देश्य/कर्मरूपेण (object/purpose)

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive), ‘to do’

• abhyuditau: having arisen/undertaken (the two)
• abhyuditau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-ud-i (उद् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, ‘arisen/ready/undertaken’

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames the devas’ reverence and the divine mandate of lokarakṣaṇa (world-protection), a general merit-theme supporting pilgrimage and śiva-darśana as protective and stabilizing (rakṣā) for the devotee and society.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights the divine function of protecting all worlds: the Gods (as Pati, the Lordly principle) are revered even by Brahmā and the Devas because they uphold cosmic order and safeguard beings bound by pāśa (bondage).

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

By portraying the Deity as actively engaged in universal protection, it supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva (and the divine principle) as compassionate guardian; Linga-worship honors that same supreme reality in an accessible, protective form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily reverential worship (satkāra) with mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating the attitude of seeking refuge in Shiva as the protector of all worlds.