Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 20
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
अतो ऽस्य तव भक्तस्य निर्वर्तय मनोरथम् । पञ्चवक्त्रो दशभुजः शुद्धस्फटिकसन्निभः
ato 'sya tava bhaktasya nirvartaya manoratham | pañcavaktro daśabhujaḥ śuddhasphaṭikasannibhaḥ
ฉะนั้น ขอพระองค์ทรงบันดาลให้ความปรารถนาของภักตะผู้นี้สำเร็จ; (เขา) ได้ประจักษ์พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ผู้มีห้าพักตร์ สิบกร สว่างดุจผลึกบริสุทธิ์ ในรูปอันปรากฏชัดเจน।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: अतो ऽस्य तव भक्तस्य निर्वर्तय मनोरथम् । पञ्चवक्त्रो दशभुजः शुद्धस्फटिकसन्निभः
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Shiva’s anugraha (saving grace): the Lord responds to sincere bhakti by completing the devotee’s inner aim, revealing a luminous saguṇa form that guides the soul (paśu) toward liberation under the Lord (Pati).
Though Shiva is ultimately nirguṇa, the verse emphasizes saguṇa upāsanā—Shiva appearing with attributes (five faces, ten arms) to grant boons and spiritual uplift. This complements Liṅga worship, where the formless Absolute is approached through a sacred, worshipable symbol.
A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Shiva’s pañcavaktra form while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), coupled with devotional prayer for the purification and right fulfillment of one’s manoratha.