Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

पूर्ववक्त्राभिमानं च शिवस्य परमेष्ठिनः । शांत्यात्मकं मरुत्संस्थं शम्भोः पादार्चने रतम्

Transliteration

pūrvavaktrābhimānaṃ ca śivasya parameṣṭhinaḥ | śāṃtyātmakaṃ marutsaṃsthaṃ śambhoḥ pādārcane ratam

Translation

彼は至上主シヴァの東面における主宰の自己同一（アビマーナ）—本質は寂静にして、マルット（Maruts）の界に住し、常にシャンブ（Śambhu）の御足を礼拝して歓喜する。

Word by Word

• पूर्ववक्त्राभिमानम्: the presiding identity of the eastern face
• पूर्ववक्त्राभिमानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘the presiding pride/identity of the eastern face’ (as an object being described/invoked)

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

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिनः: of the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• परमेष्ठिनः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; appositional genitive with शिवस्य

• शान्त्यात्मकम्: peace-natured
• शान्त्यात्मकम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘of the nature of peace’; qualifying पूर्ववक्त्राभिमानम्

• मरुत्संस्थम्: abiding in the Maruts / in the wind-region
• मरुत्संस्थम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘situated in/associated with the Maruts (winds)’; qualifying पूर्ववक्त्राभिमानम्

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu
• शम्भोः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• पादार्चने: in the worship of (his) feet
• पादार्चने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘in the worship of (his) feet’

• रतम्: engaged, devoted
• रतम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘delighting/engaged’; qualifying पूर्ववक्त्राभिमानम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: पूर्ववक्त्राभिमानं च शिवस्य परमेष्ठिनः । शांत्यात्मकं मरुत्संस्थं शम्भोः पादार्चने रतम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Maruts

FAQs

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

It presents a peaceful, eastern-facing aspect of Śiva’s divine governance, teaching that serenity (śānti) and humble devotion—especially reverence to Śiva’s feet—purify the bound soul (paśu) and loosen the bonds (pāśa) that obstruct liberation.

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

By describing Śiva through a specific face-direction and qualities, the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching the formless Lord through a worshipful form and attributes—commonly expressed in Liṅga worship and in devotional pādārcana as a concrete focus for surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice pādārcana—offer water, flowers, and mantra-recitation at Śiva’s feet or the base of the Liṅga—cultivating śānti (inner calm); japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) fits this mood of peaceful devotion.