Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
अनन्तकांतिसंपन्न जयासदृशविग्रह । अतर्क्यमहिमाधार जयानाकुलमंगल
anantakāṃtisaṃpanna jayāsadṛśavigraha | atarkyamahimādhāra jayānākulamaṃgala
おお主シヴァよ、無尽の光輝に満ち、御姿は勝利そのもののごとし。思議を超えた大いなる威光の支えにして、吉祥なる御方、勝利において常に乱れなき者よ。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: अनन्तकांतिसंपन्न जयासदृशविग्रह । अतर्क्यमहिमाधार जयानाकुलमंगल
Type: stotra
FAQs
It praises Shiva as the infinite, self-luminous Pati whose glory transcends logic; meditating on such “atarkya mahimā” turns the mind from limited concepts to devotion and inner stillness that supports moksha.
Though Shiva is ultimately beyond thought, the verse honors His accessible Saguna aspect—“form like Victory”—which devotees contemplate in the Linga as a stable support for bhakti and dhyāna.
Use this as a stuti before japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bilva leaves or water to the Linga, and then meditate on Shiva’s boundless radiance (ananta-kānti) as the heart’s inner light.