Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 177

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

बहुभिः किं स्तुतैरत्र ये ऽपि के ऽपिचिदास्तिकाः । सर्वे मामनुगृह्णंतु संतः शंसंतु मंगलम्

Transliteration

bahubhiḥ kiṃ stutairatra ye 'pi ke 'picidāstikāḥ | sarve māmanugṛhṇaṃtu saṃtaḥ śaṃsaṃtu maṃgalam

Translation

ഇവിടെ പല സ്തുതികളാൽ എന്ത് പ്രയോജനം? ആരായാലും ആസ്തികരായവർ എല്ലാവരും എനിക്കു അനുഗ്രഹം നൽകട്ടെ; സജ്ജനങ്ങൾ മംഗളം പ്രസ്താവിക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• बहुभिः: with many
• बहुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjectival use)

• किम्: what (use)
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• स्तुतैः: with praises
• स्तुतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावनार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• के: some (who?)
• के: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावनार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• चित्: some/any (indefinite)
• चित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चितार्थक-अव्यय (indefinite particle, used with interrogatives)

• आस्तिकाः: believers
• आस्तिकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनुगृह्णन्तु: let them favor/bless
• अनुगृह्णन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सन्तः: the good people / saints
• सन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle) ‘being’, संज्ञावत् (used as noun: the good)

• शंसन्तु: let them proclaim/praise
• शंसन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मङ्गलम्: auspiciousness
• मङ्गलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

FAQs

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

It teaches that spiritual life is not perfected by verbosity in praise alone; what truly matters is āstikya (faith) and the blessing of the sādhus, which ripens devotion and leads the seeker toward Shiva’s grace.

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

Linga-worship is fulfilled when outer stuti is joined with inner reverence and faith; the verse points from mere speech to lived devotion, through which the auspicious presence of Saguna Shiva is realized in worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Keep worship simple and sincere: offer a brief stuti, then do japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and seek the blessings of saints/elders, concluding with a maṅgala-prārthanā (prayer for auspiciousness).