Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 181

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

एतत्पुण्यतमं स्तोत्रं शिवयोर्हृदयंगमम् । सर्वाभीष्टप्रदं साक्षाद्भुक्तिमुक्त्यैकसाधनम्

Transliteration

etatpuṇyatamaṃ stotraṃ śivayorhṛdayaṃgamam | sarvābhīṣṭapradaṃ sākṣādbhuktimuktyaikasādhanam

Translation

આ સ્તોત્ર પરમ પુણ્યદાયક છે અને શિવ-શિવાના હૃદયને પ્રિય છે. તે પ્રત્યક્ષ સર્વ અભીષ્ટ ફળ આપે છે; ભુક્તિ અને મુક્તિ—બન્નેનું એકમાત્ર સાધન છે.

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• puṇyatamam: most meritorious
• puṇyatamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya-tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā Ekavacana; superlative (तमप्)

• stotram: hymn
• stotram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā Ekavacana

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

• hṛdayaṃgamam: going to the heart, heart-pleasing
• hṛdayaṃgamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛdaya + gama (प्रातिपदिक); hṛdayaṃ-gama
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa: hṛdayaṃ gacchati iti (हृदयंगम)

• sarva: all
• sarva: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (in compound) indeclinable stem used as first member; sense: 'all'

• abhīṣṭa: desired (things)
• abhīṣṭa: Upapada/Viśeṣya-aṅga
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (in compound) desired objects; stem used as member

• pradam: bestowing
• pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + dā (धातु) → prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa: sarvābhīṣṭa-prada (सर्वाभीष्टप्रद)

• sākṣāt: directly, manifestly
• sākṣāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• bhukti: enjoyment
• bhukti: Upapada/Viśeṣya-aṅga
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga; (in compound) enjoyment/worldly prosperity

• mukti: liberation
• mukti: Upapada/Viśeṣya-aṅga
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga; (in compound) liberation

• eka: sole
• eka: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (in compound) 'single/only' as member

• sādhanam: means, instrument
• sādhanam: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicative complement (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa: bhukti-mukti-eka-sādhana (भुक्तिमुक्त्यैकसाधन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: एतत्पुण्यतमं स्तोत्रं शिवयोर्हृदयंगमम् । सर्वाभीष्टप्रदं साक्षाद्भुक्तिमुक्त्यैकसाधनम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It declares that sincere stotra-bhakti offered to Shiva together with Shakti is a complete sādhana: it purifies the devotee, fulfills legitimate aspirations, and culminates in liberation through the Lord’s grace.

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

A stotra is a Saguna form of worship—praise directed to Shiva as approachable Lord. Such praise commonly accompanies Linga-pūjā, making the heart of Shiva (and Shakti) receptive to the devotee’s prayer and leading from devotion to grace-bestowed mukti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular recitation of this hymn with devotion—ideally alongside Shiva worship such as Linga-archana, japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and a focused remembrance of Shiva-Shakti as the giver of both bhukti and mukti.