Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

वाराही चैव माहेंद्री चामुंडा चंडविक्रमा । एता वै मातरः सप्त सर्वलोकस्य मातरः

Transliteration

vārāhī caiva māheṃdrī cāmuṃḍā caṃḍavikramā | etā vai mātaraḥ sapta sarvalokasya mātaraḥ

Translation

Varāhī, Māhendrī et Cāmuṇḍā, à la vaillance farouche : ce sont bien les Sept Mères, les Mères universelles de tous les mondes.

Word by Word

• वाराही: Vārāhī
• वाराही: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• माहेन्द्री: Māhendrī
• माहेन्द्री: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहेन्द्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चामुण्डा: Cāmuṇḍā
• चामुण्डा: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामुण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चण्डविक्रमा: of fierce valor
• चण्डविक्रमा: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चण्ड + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (चण्डः विक्रमः यस्याः)

• एताः: these (f.)
• एताः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: अवधारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय (indeed particle)

• मातरः: mothers
• मातरः: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), प्रथमा, बहुवचन-समन्वय (agreeing with मातरः)

• सर्वलोकस्य: of all the worlds
• सर्वलोकस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां लोकानां)

• मातरः: mothers
• मातरः: विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Varahi
• Mahendri
• Chamunda
• Sapta Matrikas

FAQs

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

The verse affirms the Sapta Mātṛkās as cosmic protectresses—Śakti functioning as the universal maternal power that sustains and guards all worlds under Śiva’s supreme lordship (Pati).

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

In Saguna worship, Śiva is adored with His inseparable Śakti; honoring the Mothers supports the devotee’s approach to the Liṅga by recognizing that divine grace and protection operate through Śakti while Śiva remains the sovereign source.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to worship Śiva with His Śakti—performing simple Liṅga-pūjā with devotion while japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) is maintained, seeking protection and inner steadiness.