Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 86

द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)

Devanagari script

ततः स्तोत्रमुपास्यान्ते त्वष्टोत्तरशतावराम् । जपेत्पञ्चाक्षरीं विद्यां सहस्रोत्तरमुत्सुकः

Transliteration

tataḥ stotramupāsyānte tvaṣṭottaraśatāvarām | japetpañcākṣarīṃ vidyāṃ sahasrottaramutsukaḥ

Translation

จากนั้นเมื่อจบพิธีบูชา พึงสวดสโตตรอันประเสริฐด้วยความเคารพให้ครบหนึ่งร้อยแปดจบ แล้วด้วยศรัทธาอันแรงกล้า พึงภาวนามนต์ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ปัญจักษรีหนึ่งพันแปดจบ

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence; meaning 'thereafter'

• stotram: hymn
• stotram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• upāsya: having worshipped
• upāsya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ās (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Gerund/Absolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having worshipped/served' (उपास्य = उप + आस् + ल्यप्)

• ante: at the end
• ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग) / Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) usage; Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvaṣṭā-uttara-śata-avarām: the (series) of 108 (epithets) beginning with Tvaṣṭā
• tvaṣṭā-uttara-śata-avarām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvaṣṭā (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक) + avarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound qualifying an implied 'mālā/stuti/vidyā' etc.; sense: 'of 108 (names) beginning with Tvaṣṭā'

• japet: should recite
• japet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• pañca-akṣarīm: five-syllabled
• pañca-akṣarīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); Dvigu (द्विगु) compound meaning 'five-syllabled'

• vidyām: mantra/vidyā
• vidyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sahasra-uttaram: a thousand (and more) times
• sahasra-uttaram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) used adverbially/quantitatively; Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: 'with an additional thousand' i.e., '1000+ (times)'

• utsukaḥ: eager
• utsukaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utsuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes a concrete sādhana-krama: stotra-japa (108) followed by pañcākṣarī-japa (1008), a widely used template for temple worship and home practice to invite Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: नमः शिवाय

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prescribes a disciplined completion of Shiva-upasana: praise (stotra) and then concentrated japa of the Panchakshara, indicating that devotion matures into mantra-centered inner absorption leading toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.

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

The verse reflects a standard Shaiva pūjā sequence—external worship culminates in stotra and mantra-japa—showing how Saguna worship (ritual praise and offering) is sealed by the mantra that internalizes the presence of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite a Shiva stotra in 108 counts and then perform Panchakshara japa for 1008 repetitions, ideally as focused meditation (dhyāna) after pūjā.