Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 1

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

उपमन्युरुवाच । स्तोत्रं वक्ष्यामि ते कृष्ण पञ्चावरणमार्गतः । योगेश्वरमिदं पुण्यं कर्म येन समाप्यते

Transliteration

upamanyuruvāca | stotraṃ vakṣyāmi te kṛṣṇa pañcāvaraṇamārgataḥ | yogeśvaramidaṃ puṇyaṃ karma yena samāpyate

Translation

อุปมันยุกล่าวว่า “โอ้กฤษณะ เราจักประกาศบทสรรเสริญตามหนทางแห่งปัญจาวรณะ (ห้าชั้นคลุม) นี่คือคำสอนอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของโยคีศวรพระศิวะ; ด้วยสิ่งนี้ วรตะและการปฏิบัติทางธรรมย่อมสำเร็จสมบูรณ์โดยแท้”

Word by Word

• उपमन्युः: Upamanyu
• उपमन्युः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; said

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वक्ष्यामि: I will explain
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; I shall tell

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular); here चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान): to you

• कृष्ण: O Krishna
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative, Singular

• पञ्च-आवरण-मार्गतः: by the path of the five coverings
• पञ्च-आवरण-मार्गतः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या) + आवरण (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Ablatival adverb) ‘-तः’; ‘पञ्चावरणमार्गतः’ = by the path of five coverings

• योगेश्वरम्: the Lord of Yoga
• योगेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; ‘योगानाम् ईश्वरः’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here द्वितीया (स्तोत्रम् विशेष्य): this

• पुण्यम्: holy
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here द्वितीया, विशेषण (कर्म/स्तोत्रम्): holy/meritorious

• कर्म: act/rite
• कर्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental, Singular

• समाप्यते: is accomplished
• समाप्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; is completed/accomplished

Speaker

Upamanyu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific jyotirliṅga passage; it introduces a stotra taught as a structured upāsanā (pañcāvaraṇa-mārga) to complete religious practice.

Significance: Frames the hymn as a complete sādhana leading to the ‘completion’ (samāpti) of puṇya-karmas—i.e., maturation of practice through right method and meaning.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Krishna

FAQs

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

It introduces a Shaiva hymn taught as a disciplined method (the “five coverings” approach) that purifies the seeker and brings spiritual practice to fruition under the guidance of Yogīśvara Śiva.

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

By calling the teaching “of Yogīśvara,” the verse frames devotion as worship of Śiva in an accessible, practice-oriented form—typical of Saguna upāsanā—through stotra and structured worship that culminates in inner completion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to stotra-japa and a stepwise yogic-worship method (pañcāvaraṇa-mārga), implying disciplined observance—often paired in this tradition with mantra, purity, and focused meditation on Śiva as the Lord of Yoga.