Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 69

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां स मे दिशतु कांक्षितम् । षण्मुखश्शिवसम्भूतः शक्तिवज्रधरः प्रभुः

Transliteration

satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ sa me diśatu kāṃkṣitam | ṣaṇmukhaśśivasambhūtaḥ śaktivajradharaḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

ശിവന്റെ ആജ്ഞയെ ആദരപൂർവ്വം സത്കരിച്ച്, ആ പ്രഭു—ശിവസംബൂതനായ ഷൺമുഖൻ, ശക്തിയും വജ്രവും ധരിക്കുന്നവൻ—എനിക്ക് ആഗ്രഹിച്ചതെല്ലാം ദിശിക്കട്ടെ।

Word by Word

• सत्कृत्य: having honored
• सत्कृत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘सत्कृत्य’ = ‘having honored’

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

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (enclitic); ‘of me / for me’

• दिशतु: may (he) grant
• दिशतु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• काङ्क्षितम्: the desired (boon)
• काङ्क्षितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काङ्क्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) used substantively

• षण्मुखः: Ṣaṇmukha (six-faced one)
• षण्मुखः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: ‘षण्णां मुखानां समाहारः/यस्य’ (six-faced)

• शिव-सम्भूतः: born of Śiva
• शिव-सम्भूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) ‘सम्भूत’ (सम्+भू) = ‘born/produced’; ‘शिवात् सम्भूतः’

• शक्ति-वज्र-धरः: bearer of spear and thunderbolt
• शक्ति-वज्र-धरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + वज्र (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘धर’ (धृ-धातु) agent noun; द्वन्द्व (itaretara) in first members: ‘शक्तिं च वज्रं च धरति’

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ sa me diśatu kāṃkṣitam | ṣaṇmukhaśśivasambhūtaḥ śaktivajradharaḥ prabhuḥ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It teaches that fulfilment comes through reverently accepting Śiva’s ordinance; divine grace flows when the devotee aligns personal desire with the Lord’s command, and the Lord’s power (śakti) protects and guides.

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

Though naming Ṣaṇmukha, the verse roots his authority in Śiva’s ājñā, affirming Saguna worship where Śiva’s manifested forms and His divine family act as channels of Śiva’s grace, ultimately leading the devotee back to Pati (Śiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is bhakti with disciplined obedience: begin worship by mentally offering respect to Śiva’s will (ājñā), then pray for what is truly beneficial; recitation of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” can accompany this surrender.