Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 115

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

शिवार्चनरताश्चैते शिवभक्तिपरायणाः । शिवाज्ञावशगास्सर्वे दिशंतु मम मंगलम्

Transliteration

śivārcanaratāścaite śivabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ | śivājñāvaśagāssarve diśaṃtu mama maṃgalam

Translation

សូមឲ្យអ្នកស្រឡាញ់ព្រះសិវៈទាំងនេះ ដែលរវល់ក្នុងការអារចនាព្រះសិវៈ ជាអ្នកឧទ្ទិសខ្លួនដល់ភក្តិព្រះសិវៈ និងស្តាប់បង្គាប់ព្រះបញ្ជាព្រះសិវៈ ទាំងអស់គ្នា ប្រទានមង្គលដល់ខ្ញុំ។

Word by Word

• शिवार्चनरताः: devoted to worship of Śiva
• शिवार्चनरताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवस्य अर्चने रताः’ (engaged in Śiva-worship)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• शिवभक्तिपरायणाः: fully devoted to Śiva-bhakti
• शिवभक्तिपरायणाः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवभक्तौ परायणाः’ (wholly devoted to devotion to Śiva)

• शिवाज्ञावशगाः: obedient to Śiva’s command
• शिवाज्ञावशगाः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक) + वशग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवस्य आज्ञायाः वशगाः’ (under Śiva’s command)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-सदृश (universal adjective used substantively)

• दिशन्तु: may they bestow
• दिशन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/Optative command), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मम: for me/my
• मम: Sampradana/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध; beneficiary ‘for me’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मंगलम्: auspiciousness/benefit
• मंगलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंगल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General: association with Śiva-bhaktas and Śiva’s ājñā is said to confer maṅgala (auspiciousness) and spiritual protection; aligns with satsanga as a grace-channel.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivārcanaratāścaite śivabhaktiparāyaṇāḥ | śivājñāvaśagāssarve diśaṃtu mama maṃgalam

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights maṅgala (auspiciousness) arising through the grace-bearing presence of Śiva’s devotees—those established in Śiva-arcana (worship) and śiva-bhakti (devotion). In a Shaiva Siddhanta sense, aligning oneself to Pati (Śiva) through devotion invites His anugraha (grace), which manifests as inner auspiciousness and spiritual protection.

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

Śiva-arcana commonly includes saguna upāsanā—ritual worship of Śiva in accessible form, especially the Śiva-liṅga. The verse affirms that those who worship Śiva and live by His ājñā become channels of maṅgala, reinforcing the Purāṇic teaching that saguna worship, when rooted in bhakti and obedience, supports purification and steadiness toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is consistent Śiva-arcana with bhakti and surrender to Śiva’s will—such as daily liṅga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and maintaining Shaiva disciplines (e.g., bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa where appropriate) as expressions of living under Śiva’s ājñā.