Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 47

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

बलो विकरणश्चैव बलप्रमथनः परः । सर्वभूतस्य दमनस्तादृशाश्चाष्टशक्तयः

Transliteration

balo vikaraṇaścaiva balapramathanaḥ paraḥ | sarvabhūtasya damanastādṛśāścāṣṭaśaktayaḥ

Translation

Bala, Vikaraṇa et le suprême Balapramathana ; et Damanā, dompteur de tous les êtres : telles sont les huit Śakti de ce Seigneur Śiva.

Word by Word

• बलः: Bala
• बलः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. Sg.)

• विकरणः: Vikaraṇa
• विकरणः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. Sg.)

• च: and
• च: Anvaya-sūcaka (अन्वयसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• बलप्रमथनः: Balapramathana (crusher of Bala)
• बलप्रमथनः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + प्रमथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. Sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (balasya pramathanaḥ)

• परः: supreme/other
• परः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. Sg.); विशेषणम्

• सर्वभूतस्य: of all beings
• सर्वभूतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (भूत); षष्ठी एकवचन (Gen. Sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (sarvāṇi bhūtāni) as a stem ‘sarvabhūta-’

• दमनः: Damana (subduer)
• दमनः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. Sg.)

• तादृशाः: such (of that kind)
• तादृशाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom. Pl.); विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Anvaya-sūcaka (अन्वयसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• अष्टशक्तयः: the eight powers
• अष्टशक्तयः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन् + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom. Pl.); द्विगु-समासः (aṣṭau śaktayaḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: बलो विकरणश्चैव बलप्रमथनः परः । सर्वभूतस्य दमनस्तादृशाश्चाष्टशक्तयः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It lists Shiva’s operative Shaktis—powers by which the Lord governs transformation and restraint. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, these express Pati’s sovereignty over pasha (bondage) and the ordered disciplining of beings toward purification and liberation.

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

In Linga worship, devotees approach Shiva as Saguna Pati—the Lord with knowable attributes—whose Shaktis uphold the cosmos and subdue egoic force. Contemplating these names while worshipping the Linga deepens awareness that all power ultimately belongs to Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (repetition) of these Shakti-names alongside the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering one’s strength and impulses into Shiva’s restraint (damana) through japa and steady meditation.