Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 178

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

नमश्शिवाय सांबाय ससुतायादिहेतवे । पञ्चावरणरूपेण प्रपञ्चेनावृताय ते

Transliteration

namaśśivāya sāṃbāya sasutāyādihetave | pañcāvaraṇarūpeṇa prapañcenāvṛtāya te

Translation

Sembah sujud kepada Śiva—bersama Ambā dan Putera-Nya—yang menjadi Punca Asal. Sembah sujud kepada-Mu, yang dalam rupa lima selubung, terlindung oleh alam semesta yang termanifestasi.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (निपातवत्); नमस्कारार्थक (salutation particle)

• शिवाय: to Śiva
• शिवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; dative singular masculine

• साम्बाय: to the one accompanied by Ambā (Umā)
• साम्बाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; dative singular masculine; बहुव्रीहिः—अम्बया सह (with Umā)

• स-सुताय: to the one with (his) sons
• स-सुताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; dative singular masculine; बहुव्रीहिः—सुतैः सह (with sons)

• आदि-हेतवे: to the primal cause
• आदि-हेतवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; dative singular masculine; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (आदिः हेतुः)

• पञ्च-आवरण-रूपेण: by/with the form of five coverings
• पञ्च-आवरण-रूपेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + आवरण + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; instrumental singular neuter; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पञ्चानाम् आवरणानां रूपम्)

• प्रपञ्चेन: by the manifested universe/expansion
• प्रपञ्चेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; instrumental singular masculine

• आवृताय: to (you) who are covered/enveloped
• आवृताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + वृ (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle) ‘आवृत’; पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; dative singular masculine

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; enclitic pronoun; here genitive singular ‘of you/your’ (contextually: to you)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: नमश्शिवाय सांबाय ससुतायादिहेतवे । पञ्चावरणरूपेण प्रपञ्चेनावृताय ते

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It praises Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who is the original cause, yet appears “veiled” to bound souls because consciousness is covered by layers of limitation; devotion and right knowledge remove these coverings and reveal Śiva’s ever-present grace.

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

By invoking Śiva “with Ambā” and “with His Son,” the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the transcendent Lord through compassionate, accessible forms (including the Liṅga as the sacred emblem) while remembering that the same Śiva is beyond all coverings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Pañcākṣarī japa (“Namaḥ Śivāya”) with contemplation that worldly experience (prapañca) is a veil—paired with Śaiva disciplines such as vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa, offered in bhakti to Śiva-Śakti for unveiling inner awareness.