Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 9
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
महाभुज महासार महागुण महाकथ । महाबल महामाय महारस महारथ
mahābhuja mahāsāra mahāguṇa mahākatha | mahābala mahāmāya mahārasa mahāratha
ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់មានព្រះបាដ៏ខ្លាំងក្លា—មានសារសំខាន់ដ៏អស្ចារ្យ ពោរពេញដោយគុណធម៌មហាសុភមង្គល និងជាប្រភពនៃកថាសាស្ត្រដ៏អធិក; ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់មានអំណាចមហិមា—មានមាយាដ៏ធំទូលាយ មានរសសុខានុភាពដ៏លើសលប់ និងជាវីរបុរសរថសេនាដ៏អស្មើក្នុងអធិការស្មារតី។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: महाभुज महासार महागुण महाकथ । महाबल महामाय महारस महारथ
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
This verse functions as a garland of Shiva’s names, contemplating Him as the supreme Pati—full of auspicious qualities, the inner essence of all, and the giver of spiritual bliss (rasa), inspiring devotion and liberation-oriented remembrance.
These epithets support Saguna-upāsanā: worship of Shiva with attributes. In Linga worship, such names are recited as nāma-japa/archana while recognizing that the Linga signifies the same supreme reality beyond attributes.
Use the names as nāma-japa before or after chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), ideally with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, meditating on Shiva as the powerful Lord whose Māyā is under His mastery.