Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 44
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां ते मे कामं प्रयच्छताम् । शिवस्य च शिवायाश्च नेत्रमूर्तिशिवाश्रिते
satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ te me kāmaṃ prayacchatām | śivasya ca śivāyāśca netramūrtiśivāśrite
சிவனும் சிவையும் அளித்த ஆணையை பக்தியுடன் போற்றி, அவர்கள் எனக்கு வேண்டிய வரத்தை அருள்வாராக. சிவன்-சிவையின் நேத்ரமூர்த்தியாகிய சிவத்தில் தங்கியிருப்பவளே/அவனே, உமக்கு வணக்கம்.
Suta Goswami (narrating the prayer/dialogue within the Vayu Samhita context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ishana
Mantra: सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां ते मे कामं प्रयच्छताम् । शिवस्य च शिवायाश्च नेत्रमूर्तिशिवाश्रिते
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It emphasizes humble receptivity to the divine injunction (ājñā) of Śiva-Śivā and the grace that follows—boons arise not from egoic demand but from reverent alignment with Pati (Śiva) and His Śakti.
The verse addresses a specific manifested form (mūrti) of Śiva, supporting Saguna upāsanā: devotion to a concrete icon/form (including Liṅga worship) as the doorway through which Śiva’s grace is received.
A practice of bhakti-filled prayer and sankalpa after respectfully accepting Śiva’s discipline—paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and contemplative remembrance of Śiva-Śakti unity while seeking a boon only as divine grace.