Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
निरंजन निराधार जय निष्कारणोदय । निरन्तरपरानन्द जय निर्वृतिकारण
niraṃjana nirādhāra jaya niṣkāraṇodaya | nirantaraparānanda jaya nirvṛtikāraṇa
Victoire à Toi, ô Śiva sans tache, sans appui et subsistant par Toi-même ; victoire à Toi, dont la manifestation est sans cause. Victoire à Toi, Félicité suprême ininterrompue ; victoire à Toi, cause même de la délivrance et de la paix ultime.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: निरंजन निराधार जय निष्कारणोदय । निरन्तरपरानन्द जय निर्वृतिकारण
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It praises Shiva as Pati—the pure, causeless, self-existent Supreme—whose nature is continuous bliss and who alone grants nirvṛti (the peace of liberation) by removing pasha (bondage) from the pashu (bound soul).
Though the verse describes Nirguna traits (supportless, causeless, stainless), Shaiva Siddhanta commonly approaches this reality through Saguna worship—especially the Shiva Linga—as a consecrated focus that leads the mind toward the formless Supreme.
Use it as a japa-style praise before Panchakshara mantra recitation (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditating on Shiva as nirādhāra (independent) and as the giver of nirvṛti, ideally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as supportive Shaiva disciplines.