Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 81

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

आज्ञया शिवयोरेव स मे कामं प्रयच्छतु । भृंगीशो नाम गणपः शिवराधनतत्परः

Transliteration

ājñayā śivayoreva sa me kāmaṃ prayacchatu | bhṛṃgīśo nāma gaṇapaḥ śivarādhanatatparaḥ

Translation

Dengan titah Śiva dan Dewi Ilahi sendiri, semoga dia mengurniakan hajatku. Dialah gaṇa bernama Bhṛṅgīśa, yang sepenuh hati tekun dalam pemujaan kepada Tuhan Śiva.

Word by Word

• आज्ञया: by (their) command
• आज्ञया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शिवयोः: of Śiva (and Pārvatī)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

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

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

• कामम्: desire, wish (boon)
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छतु: may (he) bestow
• प्रयच्छतु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √यम्/√यच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भृङ्गीशः: Bhṛṅgīśa
• भृङ्गीशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), नामनिर्देशार्थक (quotative/‘by name’)

• गणपः: a gaṇa-chief
• गणपः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिव-राधन-तत्परः: intent on propitiating Śiva
• शिव-राधन-तत्परः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + राधन (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य राधने तत्परः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita discourse to the sages, with the verse reflecting the intent of a devotee within the narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Bhṛṅgīśa

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that fulfillment comes through the grace and sanction of the Divine Couple (Shiva with Shakti), and that those fully devoted to Shiva’s worship—like Bhṛṅgīśa—become instruments of that grace.

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

Bhṛṅgīśa is described as steadfast in Shiva-arādhana, which in Purāṇic Shaiva practice commonly includes Saguna worship such as Linga-pūjā, where divine grace is invoked and requests are offered in surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform Shiva-arādhana with devotion—japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and simple Linga worship with offerings—seeking results only as permitted by Shiva and Shakti.