Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 28

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

पञ्चाक्षरांतिमं बीजं कलाभिः पञ्चभिर्युतम् । प्रथमावरणे पूर्वं शक्त्या सह समर्चितम्

Transliteration

pañcākṣarāṃtimaṃ bījaṃ kalābhiḥ pañcabhiryutam | prathamāvaraṇe pūrvaṃ śaktyā saha samarcitam

Translation

La syllabe-graine finale du mantra aux cinq syllabes (Pañcākṣarī), pourvue de cinq kalā (puissances divines), doit d’abord être adorée dans la première enceinte (āvaraṇa), avec Śakti.

Word by Word

• pañca-akṣara-antimam: the final (syllable) of the five-syllabled (mantra)
• pañca-akṣara-antimam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣara (प्रातिपदिक) + antima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘पञ्चाक्षरस्य अन्तिमम्’ (the final of the five syllables)

• bījam: seed (mantra)
• bījam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kalābhiḥ: with parts/kalās
• kalābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• pañcabhiḥ: by five
• pañcabhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्या) तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; लिङ्ग-अनियत (numeral)

• yutam: endowed (with)
• yutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (यु धातु, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त (endowed/connected)

• prathama-āvaraṇe: in the first enclosure
• prathama-āvaraṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘प्रथमम् आवरणम्’ (in the first enclosure)

• pūrvam: first / previously
• pūrvam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण नपुंसक एकवचन (adverbial accusative: first/previously)

• śaktyā: with Śakti / by Śakti
• śaktyā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (with; accompaniment particle)

• samarcitam: duly worshipped
• samarcitam: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-arc (अर्च् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त (well-worshipped)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga narrative; it is a mantra-ritual instruction involving āvaraṇa-pūjā and bīja worship with Śakti, aligning with tantricized Śaiva ritual manuals rather than a specific site legend.

Significance: Encourages mantra-centered worship (pañcākṣarī) often practiced at Śiva temples; āvaraṇa-pūjā framing supports the idea of complete, layered worship for siddhi and śiva-anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Panchakshara

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Pañcākṣarī is not merely a sound but a living power (bīja) endowed with five kalās; worship begins by honoring Shiva’s mantra-power together with Śakti, affirming Shaiva Siddhanta’s view of Pati revealed through His inseparable divine energy.

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

The āvaraṇa method implies structured, Saguna worship—approaching the Linga through ordered enclosures—where mantra (bīja) and Śakti are invoked first to awaken the presence of Shiva in the ritual field before deeper contemplations of His transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to āvaraṇa-pūjā using the Pañcākṣarī’s concluding bīja with contemplation of five kalās, performed with Śakti-bhāva (recognizing divine power), as a mantra-based discipline supporting japa, nyāsa, and focused meditation on Shiva.