Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 118
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
अथ रुद्रो महादेवः शंभोर्मूर्तिर्गरीयसी । वाह्नेयमण्डलाधीशः पौरुषैश्वर्यवान्प्रभुः
atha rudro mahādevaḥ śaṃbhormūrtirgarīyasī | vāhneyamaṇḍalādhīśaḥ pauruṣaiśvaryavānprabhuḥ
അപ്പോൾ രുദ്ര മഹാദേവൻ ശംഭുവിന്റെ അത്യുച്ചമായ മൂർത്തിയായി പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു—അഗ്നിമണ്ഡലത്തിന്റെ അധീശ്വരൻ, സർവ്വശക്തനായ പ്രഭു, പരമ ദിവ്യ ഐശ്വര്യസമ്പന്നൻ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Cosmic Event: Fiery sphere (vāhneyamaṇḍala) epiphany; theophany of Rudra as cosmic sovereign
FAQs
It praises Rudra as the most exalted manifest form of Śiva (Śambhu), emphasizing Saguna Śiva’s sovereign power—He is the supreme Pati (Lord) whose majesty surpasses all and who alone grants liberation beyond bondage.
By describing Rudra as Śambhu’s ‘most venerable form,’ the verse supports Saguna upāsanā: devotees may worship Śiva as the radiant, ruling Presence (often approached through the Liṅga) while recognizing that this manifestation points to the supreme Lordship of Śiva.
A fitting practice is dhyāna on Rudra as luminous like fire, combined with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offering of sacred ash (tripuṇḍra/bhasma) as a sign of surrender to Mahādeva’s supreme lordship.