Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 137

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

प्रभा सरस्वती गौरी लक्ष्मीश्च शिवभाविता । शिवयोः शासनादेता मंगलं प्रदिशंतु मे

Transliteration

prabhā sarasvatī gaurī lakṣmīśca śivabhāvitā | śivayoḥ śāsanādetā maṃgalaṃ pradiśaṃtu me

Translation

प्रभा, सरस्वती, गौरी आणि लक्ष्मी—शिवभावाने भावित—शिव व शिवेच्या शासनाने मला मंगल प्रदान करो.

Word by Word

• प्रभा: Prabhā (goddess/personified radiance)
• प्रभा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गौरी: Gaurī
• गौरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शिवभाविता: imbued by Śiva
• शिवभाविता: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + भावित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवेन/शिवस्य भाविता = inspired/imbued by Śiva)

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

• शासनात्: from the command
• शासनात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• एताः: these (goddesses)
• एताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• प्रदिशन्तु: may they bestow
• प्रदिशन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Invokes auspiciousness through the divine feminine powers aligned to Śiva; emphasizes that prosperity (Lakṣmī) and knowledge (Sarasvatī) become liberatively oriented when ‘śivabhāvitā’—turned toward Pati.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: prabhā sarasvatī gaurī lakṣmīśca śivabhāvitā | śivayoḥ śāsanādetā maṃgalaṃ pradiśaṃtu me

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Sarasvati
• Lakshmi
• Gauri
• Prabha

FAQs

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

It presents all auspicious powers—radiance, wisdom, prosperity, and the grace of Gaurī—as effective when they are śivabhāvitā, i.e., oriented to Śiva; true maṅgala arises under the harmony and ordinance of Śiva-Śakti.

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

The verse reflects Saguna devotion: blessings are sought through the personal Lord Śiva together with Śivā; in Linga-worship this is expressed by honoring the Linga as Śiva and the pīṭha/yoni as Śakti, seeking maṅgala through their united grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin worship with a maṅgala-prārthanā while holding Śiva-bhāva—reciting the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offering bilva leaves to the Linga, and mentally dedicating knowledge (Sarasvatī) and prosperity (Lakṣmī) to Śiva’s service.