Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 56

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

शिवप्रियः शिवासक्तः शिवयोर्ध्वजवाहनः । तथा तच्चरणन्यासपावितापरविग्रहः

Transliteration

śivapriyaḥ śivāsaktaḥ śivayordhvajavāhanaḥ | tathā taccaraṇanyāsapāvitāparavigrahaḥ

Translation

Il est aimé de Śiva et tout entier voué à Lui ; il porte l’étendard de Śiva. De plus, sa propre forme est sanctifiée par la pose des pieds de Śiva sur lui.

Word by Word

• śiva-priyaḥ: dear to Śiva
• śiva-priyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (शिव; प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रिय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) “śivasya priyaḥ” (genitive relation); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• śiva-āsaktaḥ: attached to Śiva
• śiva-āsaktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (शिव; प्रातिपदिक) + āsakta (आसक्त; √sañj/√saj (सञ्ज्/सज् धातु) + kta with ā-)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) “śive āsaktaḥ” (locative sense); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; kta-participle used adjectivally

• śivayoḥ: of the two Śivas (Śiva and Śivā)
• śivayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (शिव; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी) Dvivacana (Dual)

• dhvaja-vāhanaḥ: whose vehicle is a banner/standard
• dhvaja-vāhanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhvaja (ध्वज; प्रातिपदिक) + vāhana (वाहन; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) “dhvajaḥ vāhanaṃ yasya” (sense close to bahuvrīhi; used as epithet); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) = “thus/also/likewise”

• tat-caraṇa-nyāsa-pāvita-apara-vigrahaḥ: whose other forms are purified by the placing of his feet
• tat-caraṇa-nyāsa-pāvita-apara-vigrahaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद्; सर्वनाम) + caraṇa (चरण; प्रातिपदिक) + nyāsa (न्यास; प्रातिपदिक) + pāvita (पावित; √pū (पू धातु) + ṇic + kta) + apara (अपर; प्रातिपदिक) + vigraha (विग्रह; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) “tat-caraṇa-nyāsena pāvitāḥ aparāḥ vigrahāḥ yasya” = whose other bodies/forms are purified by the placing of his feet; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; pāvita is kta (क्त) causative participle

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the verse functions as a bhakti-marker: the Lord’s attendant is sanctified by Śiva’s foot-contact, a sign of grace (anugraha).

Significance: Contemplation of Śiva’s pāda (feet) and His sevaka’s sanctification is framed as purifying—modeling how the bound soul (paśu) is elevated by contact with Pati.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It praises the Shaiva ideal: the devotee becomes holy not merely by effort, but by Śiva’s grace—symbolized by Śiva’s feet sanctifying the devotee’s very being (Pati purifying the paśu).

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna devotion—loving attachment to Śiva and visible emblems like Śiva’s banner—supporting focused worship of Śiva’s form (including the Liṅga) as a doorway to His supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice śaraṇāgati and pāda-smaraṇa: meditate on Śiva’s feet while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and outwardly honor Śiva with His symbols (dhvaja), alongside Shaiva observances like bhasma and rudrākṣa where appropriate.