Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 159

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

क्षेत्रारामगृहादीनि तीर्थान्यायतनानि च । द्वीपाः समुद्रा नद्यश्च नदाश्चान्ये सरांसि च

Transliteration

kṣetrārāmagṛhādīni tīrthānyāyatanāni ca | dvīpāḥ samudrā nadyaśca nadāścānye sarāṃsi ca

Translation

เขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์ สวนวัด และเรือนต่าง ๆ; ทั้งทิรถะและสถานศักดิ์สิทธิ์; เกาะ มหาสมุทร แม่น้ำ ลำธาร และสระน้ำอื่น ๆ—ล้วนถูกรวมไว้ (ทั้งหมด).

Word by Word

• क्षेत्र-आराम-गृह-आदीनि: fields, gardens, houses, etc.
• क्षेत्र-आराम-गृह-आदीनि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आराम (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—समाहार-द्वन्द्व (fields, gardens, houses, etc. as a collective)

• तीर्थानि: sacred fords/pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आयतनानि: abodes/shrines
• आयतनानि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• द्वीपाः: islands
• द्वीपाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• समुद्राः: oceans/seas
• समुद्राः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नद्यः: rivers (nadīs)
• नद्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• नदाः: rivers/streams (nadas)
• नदाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: विशेषण (of implied items)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (other)

• सरांसि: lakes/ponds
• सरांसि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse is a general enumeration of kṣetras/tīrthas and natural sacred geographies rather than a single Jyotirliṅga legend; it supports the idea that all sacred sites are encompassed by Śiva’s domain.

Significance: Frames pilgrimage-space (kṣetra, tīrtha, āyatana) as part of Śiva’s pervasion; visiting such places is implicitly a means to reduce pāśa (bondage) and cultivate Śiva-bhakti.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

The verse enumerates the many forms of sanctified space—temples, sacred precincts, holy waters, and natural geographies—implying that the Lord’s presence and grace can be approached through consecrated places that awaken devotion and purify the bound soul (paśu) toward liberation under Pati (Shiva).

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

By naming āyatanas (sanctuaries/temples) and tīrthas, it points to Saguna modes of approach—especially shrine-based worship where the Linga is installed—through which devotees practice darśana, pūjā, and remembrance, gradually leading the mind toward Shiva’s higher, transcendent reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tīrtha-yātrā and kṣetra-smaraṇa: visiting or mentally contemplating Shiva’s sacred places while maintaining japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and performing simple shrine worship (water offering, lamps), aligning outer pilgrimage with inner purification.