Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 57

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

गोराजपुरुषः श्रीमाञ्छ्रीमच्छूलवरायुधः । तयोराज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य स मे कामं प्रयच्छतु

Transliteration

gorājapuruṣaḥ śrīmāñchrīmacchūlavarāyudhaḥ | tayorājñāṃ puraskṛtya sa me kāmaṃ prayacchatu

Translation

गोराजपुरुषः श्रीमान् श्रीमच्छूलवरायुधः । तयोराज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य स मे कामं प्रयच्छतु ॥

Word by Word

• go-rāja-puruṣaḥ: the man/attendant of the cow-king
• go-rāja-puruṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (of prayacchatu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (गो; प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (राज; प्रातिपदिक) + puruṣa (पुरुष; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) “go-rājñaḥ puruṣaḥ” = man/servant of the cow-king (or ‘king of cows’); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• śrīmān: splendid
• śrīmān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (श्रीमन्/श्रीमत्; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; matup-anta possessive adjective (मतुप्)

• śrīmat-śūla-vara-āyudhaḥ: whose splendid trident is his excellent weapon
• śrīmat-śūla-vara-āyudhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (श्रीमत्; प्रातिपदिक) + śūla (शूल; प्रातिपदिक) + vara (वर; प्रातिपदिक) + āyudha (आयुध; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) “śrīmat śūlaṃ varaṃ āyudhaṃ yasya” = whose excellent weapon is a glorious trident; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• tayoḥ: of those two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive) Dvivacana

• ājñām: command/order
• ājñām: Karma (कर्म/Object) (of puraskṛtya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (आज्ञा; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया) Ekavacana

• puraskṛtya: having honored/keeping foremost
• puraskṛtya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb modifying main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras-√kṛ (पुरस् + कृ धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त) = “having placed in front / having honored / having kept foremost”

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative) Ekavacana

• me: to me/for me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary) (recipient sense “to me/for me”)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/षष्ठी) Ekavacana (enclitic form)

• kāmam: desire/boon
• kāmam: Karma (कर्म/Object) (of prayacchatu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (काम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative) Ekavacana

• prayacchatu: may he grant/give
• prayacchatu: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam (प्र + यम् धातु) (class 1) / causative-like sense “to give” in usage
• Form: Loṭ lakāra (Imperative/लोट्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person) Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Trishula

FAQs

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

It models Shaiva surrender: the devotee seeks fulfilment not by egoic effort but by aligning with the divine ordinance, trusting Shiva’s grace to grant what is truly beneficial.

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

By praising Shiva as the trident-bearer (a Saguna form), the verse supports form-based devotion that culminates in grace; in Linga worship, the same Lord is approached as the accessible icon of Pati (Shiva) who liberates the bound soul.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple bhakti practice is implied: recite Shiva’s names with reverence, offer prayer for the boon while submitting it to Shiva’s will—ideally alongside Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra/bhasma remembrance if part of one’s Shaiva observance.