Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 174

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

शिवाज्ञापालकाः पूज्या ममापि शिवशासनात् । सर्वे ममानुगृह्णंतु शंसंतु सफलक्रियाम्

Transliteration

śivājñāpālakāḥ pūjyā mamāpi śivaśāsanāt | sarve mamānugṛhṇaṃtu śaṃsaṃtu saphalakriyām

Translation

「シヴァの御命令を守り奉る者は、シヴァの定めにより、わたしによってさえ礼拝されるべき尊き者である。願わくは彼らすべてがわたしに恩寵を垂れ、わたしの儀礼が実りあるものと宣言してくださるように。」

Word by Word

• शिवाज्ञापालकाः: observers of Śiva’s command
• शिवाज्ञापालकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-आज्ञा-पालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: शिवस्य आज्ञा (षष्ठी) + तस्याः पालकाः (protectors/observers)

• पूज्याः: worthy of worship
• पूज्याः: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण/predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भाव्य/योग्यतार्थक कृदन्त (यत्) ‘पूज्य’ = √पूज् (धातु) + यत्; ‘worthy of worship’

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• शिवशासनात्: from/because of Śiva’s command
• शिवशासनात्: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: शिवस्य शासनम्; अपादान (from/because of)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• मम: me/my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अनुगृह्णन्तु: let them favor/bless
• अनुगृह्णन्तु: Vidhi (विधि/imperative predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘let them favor/bless’

• शंसन्तु: let them proclaim/praise
• शंसन्तु: Vidhi (विधि/imperative predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘let them praise/declare’

• सफलक्रियाम्: the successful rite/action
• सफलक्रियाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-फल-क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः: सफला क्रिया (successful act)

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant (contextually a narrator-voice within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā addressing Śiva’s appointed attendants/executors of dharma)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

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 teaches that those who carry out Śiva’s will deserve reverence, because Śiva’s śāsana (divine ordinance) operates through them; spiritual success ultimately depends on Śiva’s anugraha (grace) rather than ego-driven effort.

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

In Saguna worship of Śiva as Liṅga, devotion includes honoring what Śiva authorizes—His dharma, His devotees, and His appointed agents—so that the external rite becomes inwardly consecrated and ‘fruitful’ by grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform pūjā with humility and devotion, seek the blessing (anugraha) of Śiva’s devotees/servants, and dedicate the fruit of kriyā to Śiva—supporting mantra-japa (e.g., the pañcākṣarī) as a grace-oriented practice.