Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 78

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

अपर्णायाश्च जननी पाटलायास्तथैव च । शिवार्चनरता नित्यं रुद्राणी रुद्रवल्लभा

Transliteration

aparṇāyāśca jananī pāṭalāyāstathaiva ca | śivārcanaratā nityaṃ rudrāṇī rudravallabhā

Translation

ఆమె అపర్ణా, అలాగే పాటలా యొక్క జనని. నిత్యం శివార్చనలో రతురాలైన ఆమె రుద్రాణి—రుద్రుని ప్రియురాలు.

Word by Word

• अपर्णायाः: of Aparṇā
• अपर्णायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जननी: (she is) the mother
• जननी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पाटलायाः: of Pāṭalā
• पाटलायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाटला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शिव-अर्चन-रता: devoted to worship of Śiva
• शिव-अर्चन-रता: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (कृदन्त; √रम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य अर्चने रता)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala/Avadhi (काल/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• रुद्राणी: Rudrāṇī
• रुद्राणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रुद्र-वल्लभा: beloved of Rudra
• रुद्र-वल्लभा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य वल्लभा)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Rudrani
• Aparna
• Patala

FAQs

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

It presents the ideal of Śiva-bhakti: the highest divine feminine (Rudrāṇī) is described as nitya-śivārcanaratā—constantly absorbed in Śiva’s worship—showing that devotion and reverence to Pati (Śiva) is a direct purifier and a model for seekers.

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

By praising continual Śiva-arcana, the verse supports saguna-upāsanā—regular worship of Śiva in approachable form, commonly through Śiva-liṅga pūjā—while implying that steadfast devotion to the manifest Lord leads the devotee toward realization of Śiva’s supreme nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is daily Śiva-arcana: simple liṅga worship with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by traditional aids like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where appropriate.