Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
भक्त्या मयार्चितो मह्यं प्रार्थितं शं प्रयच्छतु । सदाशिवांकमारूढा शक्तिरिच्छा शिवाह्वया
bhaktyā mayārcito mahyaṃ prārthitaṃ śaṃ prayacchatu | sadāśivāṃkamārūḍhā śaktiricchā śivāhvayā
សូមព្រះអម្ចាស់ដ៏មង្គល—ដែលខ្ញុំបានបូជាដោយភក្តី និងបានអធិស្ឋានដល់ទ្រង់—ប្រទានសុខសាន្តដល់ខ្ញុំ។ អង្គុយលើភ្លៅសដាសិវៈ មានឥច្ឆា-សក្តិ ព្រះឥទ្ធិពលនៃឆន្ទៈ ដែលល្បីដោយនាម «សិវា»។
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages, within the Vayu Samhita’s philosophical context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: भक्त्या मयार्चितो मह्यं प्रार्थितं शं प्रयच्छतु । सदाशिवांकमारूढा शक्तिरिच्छा शिवाह्वया
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It affirms that Shiva’s grace is invoked through bhakti and prayer, and teaches the Shaiva Siddhanta insight that Shiva (Pati) and Śakti are inseparable—Icchā-śakti (the power of divine will) abides in intimate union with Sadāśiva, from whom auspiciousness (śam) flows.
Linga worship is a saguna focus that channels devotion toward the transcendent Sadāśiva; this verse highlights that the devotee’s prayer seeks śam through Shiva’s gracious response, while recognizing Shiva’s dynamic aspect as Śakti—especially Icchā-śakti—active in the manifest world.
A simple practice is heartfelt arcana (worship) with bhakti, followed by prayer for śam (peace) and japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” meditating on Sadāśiva united with Śivā (Icchā-śakti) as the source of auspicious transformation.