Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

तृतीयं शिवबीजेषु कलाभिश्चाष्टभिर्युतम् । देवस्य पश्चिमे भागे शक्त्या सह समर्चितम्

Transliteration

tṛtīyaṃ śivabījeṣu kalābhiścāṣṭabhiryutam | devasya paścime bhāge śaktyā saha samarcitam

Translation

Le troisième des bīja de Śiva (mantras-semences), pourvu de huit kalā (énergies divines), doit être adoré sur le côté occidental du Seigneur, avec Śakti, dans la juste révérence.

Word by Word

• तृतीयम्: third
• तृतीयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (the third)

• शिवबीजेषु: among Śiva’s seed-syllables
• शिवबीजेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: शिवस्य बीजानि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• कलाभिः: with parts/kalās
• कलाभिः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• अष्टभिः: by/with eight
• अष्टभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (सङ्ख्यावाचक) तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘कलाभिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• युतम्: endowed/connected
• युतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘युक्त’ = endowed/connected

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पश्चिमे: in the western
• पश्चिमे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण to ‘भागे’

• भागे: part/region
• भागे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शक्त्या: with Śakti
• शक्त्या: Saha-karaṇa (सह-करण/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ/Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable) ‘together with’

• समर्चितम्: well-worshipped
• समर्चितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘well-worshipped/honoured’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: tṛtīyaṃ śivabījeṣu ... devasya paścime bhāge śaktyā saha samarcitam

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva is worshipped inseparably with Śakti, and that mantra (Śiva-bīja) carries specific divine potencies (kalās) which, when revered correctly, supports purification and steady ascent toward Śiva-realization (Pati) in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

The verse implies a directional and energetic placement in Linga/Saguna-Śiva worship: the Lord is approached through ordered ritual space, and the western side is assigned this particular Śiva-bīja along with Śakti—affirming that Saguna worship is structured, mantra-centered, and Shakti-inclusive.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A mantra-based upacāra/nyāsa style worship: place attention on the Lord’s western aspect and worship the specified Śiva-bīja together with Śakti, maintaining purity, devotion (bhakti), and focused repetition (japa) as part of a disciplined Shiva-puja.