Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

पवित्रं परमं ब्रह्म प्रार्थितं मे प्रयच्छतु । अञ्जनादिप्रतीकाशमघोरं घोरविग्रहम्

Transliteration

pavitraṃ paramaṃ brahma prārthitaṃ me prayacchatu | añjanādipratīkāśamaghoraṃ ghoravigraham

Translation

Que le Brahman suprême, d’une pureté parfaite, m’accorde ce que j’ai imploré : Celui qui luit d’une sombre clarté, tel le khôl; Aghora, le Seigneur bienveillant dispensateur de grâce, qui pourtant revêt une forme redoutable pour dompter les liens et protéger les dévots.

Word by Word

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

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

• ब्रह्म: Brahman
• ब्रह्म: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

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

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

• प्रयच्छतु: may (it) grant
• प्रयच्छतु: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अञ्जनादिप्रतीकाशम्: shining like collyrium (dark lustre) etc.
• अञ्जनादिप्रतीकाशम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘shining like collyrium etc.’; qualifying following epithets/object

• अघोरम्: non-terrible, benign (Aghora)
• अघोरम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अघोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; qualifying (implicit) ब्रह्म/विग्रहम्

• घोरविग्रहम्: the fierce form/body
• घोरविग्रहम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक) + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘a form that is fierce’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the hymn/prayer within the Vāyavīya discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: पवित्रं परमं ब्रह्म प्रार्थितं मे प्रयच्छतु । अञ्जनादिप्रतीकाशमघोरं घोरविग्रहम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies Shiva as the supremely pure Parabrahman who answers sincere prayer, showing that the Absolute can be both gentle (Aghora) in grace and fierce (Ghora) in removing ignorance, karma, and bondage.

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

It supports Saguna worship by affirming Shiva’s manifest forms (Aghora/Ghora) while simultaneously declaring Him as Parabrahman—so Linga worship becomes a bridge from form-based devotion to realization of the formless Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct practice is prayerful japa with Shiva-mantras (especially the Panchakshara, "Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), meditating on Aghora as the compassionate bestower of purity and on Ghora as the power that burns impurities—often supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as Shaiva disciplines.