Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां ते मे कामं प्रयच्छताम् । शिवस्य च शिवायाश्च वर्मणा शिवभाविते

Transliteration

satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ te me kāmaṃ prayacchatām | śivasya ca śivāyāśca varmaṇā śivabhāvite

Translation

ശിവന്റെയും ശിവയുടെയും ആജ്ഞയെ ആദരിച്ചു അവർ എന്റെ ആഗ്രഹവരം ദയചെയ്യട്ടെ. ശിവ-ശിവാ രക്ഷാകവചത്താൽ സംരക്ഷിതയേ, ശിവഭാവം നിറഞ്ഞവളേ!

Word by Word

• सत्कृत्य: having honored, having duly respected
• सत्कृत्य: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) → सत्कृत्य (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive)

• शिवयोः: of Śiva (and Śivā) / of the two Śivas
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (युग्मार्थे), षष्ठी (6), द्विवचन

• आज्ञाम्: command
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कामम्: wish, boon
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छताम्: may the two grant
• प्रयच्छताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• शिवायाः: of Śivā
• शिवायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• वर्मणा: by/with armor, protection
• वर्मणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• शिव-भाविते: O (one) imbued with Śiva
• शिव-भाविते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भावित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय; √भू/√भाव्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; समासपद (तत्पुरुष), विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya; verse presented as a prayer-formula within the narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ te me kāmaṃ prayacchatām | śivasya ca śivāyāśca varmaṇā śivabhāvite

Type: kavaca

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that grace (anugraha) arises when the devotee honors the divine ordinance of Śiva and Śivā, and abides in śiva-bhāva (Shiva-consciousness); boons are not merely asked, but received through alignment with Pati and His Śakti.

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

The verse is a Saguna-oriented invocation—approaching Śiva together with Śivā as the compassionate, responsive Lord and Goddess—often expressed in Linga worship through reverent obedience (ājñā), prayer for grace, and seeking protective kavacha-like blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite the verse as a protective kavacha-prayer before Linga-pūjā, mentally establishing śiva-bhāva; it pairs naturally with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and a sankalpa for receiving Śiva-Śakti’s grace.