Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

एक रुद्राख्यमर्तिश्च श्रीकण्ठश्च शिखंडकः । तथाष्टौ शक्तयस्तेषां द्वितीयावरणे ऽर्चिताः

Transliteration

eka rudrākhyamartiśca śrīkaṇṭhaśca śikhaṃḍakaḥ | tathāṣṭau śaktayasteṣāṃ dvitīyāvaraṇe 'rcitāḥ

Translation

Uma é a forma chamada Rudra; da mesma forma existem Śrīkaṇṭha e Śikhaṇḍaka. E suas oito Śaktis também são adoradas no segundo círculo envolvente.

Word by Word

• एकः: one
• एकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुद्राख्यः: named Rudra
• रुद्राख्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नामधारक: ‘named Rudra’)

• मर्तिः: Marti (a person/deity-name)
• मर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• श्रीकण्ठः: Śrīkaṇṭha
• श्रीकण्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (‘the auspicious-throated’, name of Śiva)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• शिखण्डकः: Śikhaṇḍaka (name)
• शिखण्डकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (adverb) ‘likewise/also’

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Saṅkhyā-viśeṣaṇa (संख्या-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (संख्यावाचक; ‘eight’)

• शक्तयः: powers/Śaktis
• शक्तयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• द्वितीयावरणे: in the second enclosure
• द्वितीयावरणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीय + आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘in the second enclosure/covering’)

• अर्चिताः: were worshipped
• अर्चिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘worshipped’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Shrikantha

FAQs

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

It presents Saguna-Śiva worship as an ordered contemplation: specific forms of Śiva are honoured along with their Śaktis, indicating that divine power (Śakti) and the Lord (Pati) are inseparable in the devotee’s path toward grace and liberation.

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

The verse reflects the method of structured worship (āvaraṇa-pūjā), where the devotee venerates Śiva’s manifest aspects and attendant powers in successive “enclosures,” a practice that complements Linga worship by deepening focus on Śiva’s accessible, compassionate manifestations.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests āvaraṇa worship—mentally or ritually offering reverence in a second “circle” to Śiva’s named forms and their Śaktis—supported by mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a concentrative aid.