Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 133

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

शिवप्रियः शिवासक्तः शिवपादार्चने रतः । शिवस्याज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य स मे दिशतु मंगलम्

Transliteration

śivapriyaḥ śivāsaktaḥ śivapādārcane rataḥ | śivasyājñāṃ puraskṛtya sa me diśatu maṃgalam

Translation

जो शिवाला प्रिय, शिवभक्त, शिवपादपूजेत सदैव रत आणि शिवाची आज्ञा अग्रस्थानी मानणारा आहे—तो मला मंगल प्रदान करो.

Word by Word

• शिवप्रियः: dear to Śiva
• शिवप्रियः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य प्रियः)

• शिवासक्तः: attached to Śiva
• शिवासक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + आसक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवे/शिवस्य आसक्तः)

• शिवपादार्चने: in the worship of Śiva’s feet
• शिवपादार्चने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + पाद + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः (शिवस्य पादानाम् अर्चने)

• रतः: engaged, devoted
• रतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

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

• पुरस्कृत्य: having put first; having honored
• पुरस्कृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having placed in front / having honored’

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

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

• दिशतु: may (he) bestow
• दिशतु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मंगलम्: auspiciousness, blessing
• मंगलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंगल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Auspiciousness (maṅgala) through śivabhakti, śivājñā-anusaraṇa, and pādārcana; aligns the paśu toward anugraha by cultivating śaraṇāgati.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivapriyaḥ śivāsaktaḥ śivapādārcane rataḥ | śivasyājñāṃ puraskṛtya sa me diśatu maṃgalam

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises the Shaiva ideal of bhakti: one who loves Śiva, clings to Śiva alone, and worships Śiva’s feet while prioritizing Śiva’s command becomes a channel of maṅgala (auspicious grace) for the devotee—pointing to Pati’s grace loosening pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul).

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

“Worship of Śiva’s feet” implies concrete saguna-upāsanā through pūjā/arcana—commonly performed to the Śiva-liṅga as Śiva’s manifest support—where devotion and obedience to Śiva’s ordinance are treated as the heart of effective worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Śiva-pūjā (arcana) with a devotional attitude—mentally placing Śiva’s ājñā first—along with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a daily discipline to invite maṅgala.