Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

पवित्रं परमं ब्रह्म प्रार्थितं मे प्रयच्छतु । बालसूर्यप्रतीकाशं पुरुषाख्यं पुरातनम्

Transliteration

pavitraṃ paramaṃ brahma prārthitaṃ me prayacchatu | bālasūryapratīkāśaṃ puruṣākhyaṃ purātanam

Translation

Que le Brahman suprême, d’une pureté parfaite, m’accorde ce que j’ai imploré : le Primordial nommé Puruṣa, plus ancien que toute mesure, rayonnant comme le soleil à peine levé.

Word by Word

• पवित्रम्: pure, sacred
• पवित्रम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; adjective qualifying ब्रह्म

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; adjective qualifying ब्रह्म

• ब्रह्म: Brahman, the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; subject/object by context (invoked as recipient of prayer)

• प्रार्थितम्: entreated, prayed for
• प्रार्थितम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+अर्थ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘prayed for/entreated’ qualifying ब्रह्म

• मे: for me / to me
• मे: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6/4), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun; ‘of me/to me’ (here: for me)

• प्रयच्छतु: may (it) grant / bestow
• प्रयच्छतु: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘let (it) grant’

• बालसूर्यप्रतीकाशम्: shining like the young sun
• बालसूर्यप्रतीकाशम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्देश): ‘like the radiance of the young sun’; qualifying (implicit) ब्रह्म/पुरुषाख्यम्

• पुरुषाख्यम्: called ‘Puruṣa’
• पुरुषाख्यम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘named/known as Puruṣa’; qualifying (implicit) ब्रह्म

• पुरातनम्: ancient, primeval
• पुरातनम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; qualifying (implicit) ब्रह्म

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: पवित्रं परमं ब्रह्म प्रार्थितं मे प्रयच्छतु । बालसूर्यप्रतीकाशं पुरुषाख्यं पुरातनम्

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the supremely pure Parabrahman who answers sincere prayer, and as the ancient Puruṣa whose luminous presence dispels inner darkness—pointing to liberation through grace and right contemplation.

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

By describing the Supreme as radiant like the rising sun, the verse supports Saguna contemplation—Shiva approached through a tangible focus such as the Linga—while affirming that the reality behind that form is the highest Brahman.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is prayerful dhyāna on Shiva as pure light (tejas) at dawn, mentally offering the request and then resting in remembrance; this pairs naturally with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) where applicable.