Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 82

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

सम्बन्धसामान्यविवक्षया कर्मणि पष्ठी । प्रयच्छतु स मे कामं पत्युराज्ञा पुरःसरम् । वीरभद्रो महातेजा हिमकुंदेंदुसन्निभः

Transliteration

sambandhasāmānyavivakṣayā karmaṇi paṣṭhī | prayacchatu sa me kāmaṃ patyurājñā puraḥsaram | vīrabhadro mahātejā himakuṃdeṃdusannibhaḥ

Translation

「ここでは属格（genitive）が、行為に関する一般的な関係の意味で用いられる。」我が主の御命を先として行ずる、大威光のヴィーラバドラ（Vīrabhadra）が、我が望む成就を授けてくださいますように。ヴィーラバドラは雪と茉莉花と月に似た輝きを放つ。

Word by Word

• सम्बन्ध-सामान्य-विवक्षया: due to the intention of general relation
• सम्बन्ध-सामान्य-विवक्षया: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + सामान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विवक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्बन्धस्य सामान्यस्य विवक्षा = relation-in-general intention)

• कर्मणि: in the object-function (karma)
• कर्मणि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• षष्ठी: (there is) the genitive (case)
• षष्ठी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्याकरण-परिभाषा (the genitive case)

• प्रयच्छतु: may (he) bestow
• प्रयच्छतु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √यम्/√यच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Dative singular) सर्वनाम

• कामम्: wish, boon
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पत्युः: of the lord/husband
• पत्युः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आज्ञा: the command
• आज्ञा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरःसरम्: as the forerunner / preceded by
• पुरःसरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (having in front/preceded by)

• वीरभद्रः: Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (वीरः चासौ भद्रः)

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महत् तेजः यस्य)

• हिम-कुन्द-इन्दु-सन्निभः: resembling snow, jasmine, and the moon
• हिम-कुन्द-इन्दु-सन्निभः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिम (प्रातिपदिक) + कुन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष (हिमकुन्देन्दुभिः सन्निभः = like snow, jasmine, and moon)

Speaker

Parvati (inferred from the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā narrative context surrounding Vīrabhadra acting under Śiva’s command)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that divine power acts in alignment with Pati (Lord Śiva). In Shaiva Siddhanta, grace (anugraha) flows through the Lord’s will; even mighty beings like Vīrabhadra are effective because they are “preceded by” Śiva’s command, reminding the devotee that fulfilment comes through surrender to the Lord’s ordinance.

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

By highlighting “patyurājñā puraḥsaram,” the verse points to Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord whose conscious will directs all manifestations and attendants. Linga-worship centers on this same truth: the Linga signifies Śiva as the supreme Pati whose grace governs and sanctifies all action.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is inner alignment with Śiva’s will: begin worship with sankalpa (right intention), recite the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and cultivate śaraṇāgati (surrender). The verse supports devotion where one seeks boons only as guided by the Lord’s command and dharma.