Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 106
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
ऋषयो देवगंधर्वाः पन्नगाप्सरसां गणाः । ग्रामण्यश्च तथा यक्षा राक्षसाश्चासुरास्तथा
ṛṣayo devagaṃdharvāḥ pannagāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ | grāmaṇyaśca tathā yakṣā rākṣasāścāsurāstathā
Os Ṛṣis, os divinos Gandharvas, as hostes de Nāgas e Apsaras, os líderes das comunidades, bem como os Yakṣas, os Rākṣasas e também os Asuras—todos estavam reunidos.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Pashupatinatha
FAQs
It highlights Shiva’s universal sovereignty: beings of every realm and temperament—divine, semi-divine, and demonic—are drawn into the same sacred field, implying that before Pati (Shiva) all pashus can turn toward grace.
Such catalogues of assembled beings typically frame a public manifestation of Saguna Shiva—often around a sacred presence like the Linga—showing that Shiva’s accessible form gathers all classes of beings into reverence and remembrance.
The takeaway is collective and inclusive devotion: join satsanga, chant the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steadiness, and cultivate reverence that dissolves hostility—an inner “assembly” of the mind around Shiva.