Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 138

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

इन्द्रो ऽग्निश्च यमश्चैव निरृतिर्वरुणस्तथा । वायुः सोमः कुबेरश्च तथेशानस्त्रिशूलधृक्

Transliteration

indro 'gniśca yamaścaiva nirṛtirvaruṇastathā | vāyuḥ somaḥ kuberaśca tatheśānastriśūladhṛk

Translation

Indra, Agni e Yama; Nirr̥ti e Varuṇa também; Vāyu, Soma e Kubera—e igualmente Īśāna, o portador do tridente—(são enumerados/estão presentes).

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अग्निः: Agni
• अग्निः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• निरृतिः: Nirṛti
• निरृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थे/तुल्यार्थे (also/likewise)

• वायुः: Vāyu
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सोमः: Soma
• सोमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थे (also)

• ईशानः: Īśāna
• ईशानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रिशूलधृक्: bearing a trident
• त्रिशूलधृक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिशूल (प्रातिपदिक) + धृक्/धृ (धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (त्रिशूलस्य धृक्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ईशानस्य

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Vayu Samhita discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Agni
• Yama
• Nirr̥ti
• Varuna
• Vayu
• Soma
• Kubera
• Ishana (Shiva)

FAQs

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

The verse situates the major cosmic powers—devas who govern fire, wind, water, wealth, death, and direction—under the higher sovereignty of Īśāna, the Shiva-principle, indicating that all worldly governance ultimately depends on Pati (Shiva).

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

Īśāna, named here as the trident-bearer, is a Saguna manifestation of Shiva suitable for devotion; Linga-worship honors the same supreme Lord who is the inner ruler of Indra and the other devas, integrating cosmic order into Shiva-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is directional meditation on Īśāna (northeast) while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), visualizing Shiva as triśūla-dhṛk who harmonizes the forces represented by these devas.