Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 87

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

शिवयोः शासनादेव सा मे दिशतु कांक्षितम् । महामोटी महादेव्याः पादपूजापरायणा

Transliteration

śivayoḥ śāsanādeva sā me diśatu kāṃkṣitam | mahāmoṭī mahādevyāḥ pādapūjāparāyaṇā

Translation

Par l’ordre même de Śiva et de Śakti, qu’elle m’accorde ce que je désire—Mahāmoṭī, entièrement vouée au culte des pieds de la Grande Déesse, Mahādevī.

Word by Word

• शिवयोः: of the two Śivas (Śiva and Śakti / the divine pair)
• शिवयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; Genitive dual

• शासनात्: from the command
• शासनात्: अपादान (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular

• मे: my/to me
• मे: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (Possessor/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) एकवचन; Genitive singular (enclitic)

• दिशतु: may (she) grant/show
• दिशतु: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• काङ्क्षितम्: the desired (boon/thing)
• काङ्क्षितम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काङ्क्षित (कृदन्त; काङ्क्ष् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Past passive participle used substantively

• महामोटी: Mahāmoṭī (a revered lady/devotee)
• महामोटी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to सा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामोटी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Proper/name-like feminine form

• महादेव्याः: of the Great Goddess
• महादेव्याः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक: महा + देवी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• पादपूजा-परायणा: devoted to worship of (her) feet
• पादपूजा-परायणा: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद + पूजा + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; adjective agreeing with सा/महामोटी; ‘devoted to foot-worship’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse to the sages, reporting the prayer within the story)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Invocation of a named śakti-attendant (Mahāmoṭī) devoted to Mahādevī’s foot-worship suggests a Purāṇic/Āgamic devotional ecology: attendants and śaktis act under Śiva-Śakti’s command to grant boons.

Significance: Highlights pāda-sevā (worship of the Goddess’s feet) as a direct path to grace; reinforces Siddhānta emphasis on anugraha mediated through devotion and service.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivayoḥ śāsanādeva sā me diśatu kāṃkṣitam | mahāmoṭī mahādevyāḥ pādapūjāparāyaṇā

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that grace flows through obedience to the divine ordinance of Śiva-Śakti, and that humble devotion—especially reverence to the Goddess’s feet—becomes a channel for receiving what is truly beneficial for the seeker.

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

It reflects Saguna devotion: the devotee relies on the personal, gracious aspect of the Divine Couple. In Shaiva practice, such bhakti complements Linga worship—honoring Śiva as Pati and Śakti as His inseparable power—so that worship becomes relational and grace-centered, not merely ritualistic.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The key takeaway is pāda-pūjā (reverent service to the divine feet) expressed through daily pūjā, mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and a disciplined attitude of following Śiva’s command (ājñā) as a lived vow.