Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 75

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

तयोराज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य सा मे दिशतु कांक्षितम् । त्रैलोक्यवंदिता साक्षादुल्काकारा गणांबिका

Transliteration

tayorājñāṃ puraskṛtya sā me diśatu kāṃkṣitam | trailokyavaṃditā sākṣādulkākārā gaṇāṃbikā

Translation

ആ ഇരുവരുടെയും ആജ്ഞയെ മുൻനിർത്തി അവൾ എനിക്ക് ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന വരം നൽകട്ടെ. ത്രൈലോക്യവന്ദിത, ഉൽക്കാരൂപത്തിൽ സാക്ഷാൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷയായ ഗണാംബിക.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन (Dual), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

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

• पुरस्कृत्य: having honored/placing foremost
• पुरस्कृत्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having placed in front / having honored’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• मे: my / for me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम; enclitic form

• दिशतु: may (she) grant/show
• दिशतु: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• काङ्क्षितम्: the desired (boon/thing)
• काङ्क्षितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काङ्क्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √काङ्क्ष् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used substantively)

• त्रैलोक्य-वन्दिता: praised in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य-वन्दिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वन्दित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वन्द् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘by/in the three worlds’ + PPP ‘praised’

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• उल्का-आकारा: having the form of a meteor/comet
• उल्का-आकारा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उल्का (प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय: ‘meteor/comet-like in form’

• गण-अम्बिका: Gaṇāmbikā (Mother of the gaṇas)
• गण-अम्बिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘mother of the gaṇas’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita discourse to the sages, with the verse reflecting a character’s prayerful intent within the narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights Devi as Gaṇāmbikā—protector and boon-giver within Śiva’s gaṇa-maṇḍala—suggesting protective grace and removal of obstacles for the devotee.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Ulkā (meteor/firebrand) epiphany—an omen-like theophany suggesting sudden descent of śakti.

Characters & Entities

• Gana
• Gaṇāmbikā

FAQs

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

It highlights anugraha (bestowing grace): when one honours divine injunction (ājñā), the Motherly power associated with Shiva’s retinue (Gaṇāmbikā) becomes the channel through which the sought fruit is granted.

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

The verse reflects Saguna devotion—approaching Shiva’s divine ecosystem (his Gaṇas and their presiding Śakti) with reverence and obedience—showing how grace flows through manifest forms while remaining rooted in Shiva’s overarching lordship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sankalpa with humility: make a clear prayer for the desired spiritual aim, preceded by obedience to dharma and guru/divine command; accompany it with Shaiva bhakti such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and respectful worship of Shiva’s attendants and Śakti.