Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline

Devanagari script

पञ्चब्रह्मषडंगानि पूज्यान्यावरणानि च । नैवेद्यः पयसा सिद्धः स गुडाज्यो महाचरुः

Transliteration

pañcabrahmaṣaḍaṃgāni pūjyānyāvaraṇāni ca | naivedyaḥ payasā siddhaḥ sa guḍājyo mahācaruḥ

Translation

พึงบูชาส่วนประกอบทั้งหกของปัญจพรหมัน พร้อมทั้งอาวรณะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์โดยรอบ และเป็นไนเวทยะให้ถวายมหาจรุที่หุงด้วยน้ำนม เติมน้ำตาลโตนดและเนยใส

Word by Word

• pañca-brahma-ṣaṭ-aṃgāni: the six limbs of the five-Brahma (mantras)
• pañca-brahma-ṣaṭ-aṃgāni: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निर्धारण/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः): ‘पञ्चब्रह्मणां षडङ्गानि’

• pūjyāni: worthy of worship
• pūjyāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjya (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण from √pūj (धातु) ‘to worship’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्तव्य/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (to be worshipped)

• āvaraṇāni: enclosures / coverings (ritual circles)
• āvaraṇāni: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• naivedyaḥ: the food-offering (naivedya)
• naivedyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• payasā: with milk
• payasā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: payas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• siddhaḥ: prepared / cooked
• siddhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √sidh (धातु) ‘to be accomplished/cooked’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• saḥ: that / it
• saḥ: Anuvādaka (अनुवादक/Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• guḍa-ājyaḥ: ghee mixed with jaggery
• guḍa-ājyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + ājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारयभावः): ‘गुडयुक्तम् आज्यम्’

• mahā-caruḥ: a great oblation (caru)
• mahā-caruḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + caru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः: ‘महान् चरुः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Doctrinal-ritual bridge: Pañcabrahman (Sadyojāta, Vāmadeva, Aghora, Tatpuruṣa, Īśāna) and their ṣaḍaṅgas are worshipped with āvaraṇa-pūjā; this is characteristic of Āgamic/Mantra-mārga liturgy rather than a single shrine legend.

Significance: Worship of Pañcabrahman and āvaraṇas is treated as a complete liturgical ‘map’ of Śiva-tattva; it is said to refine the paśu for reception of Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Śiva-worship is both inner and outer: honoring the Pañcabrahman-related limbs and the āvaraṇas trains the devotee in ordered, reverent approach to Pati (Śiva), while the pure milk-based offering symbolizes sattva, devotion, and consecration of nourishment to the Lord.

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

The verse is practical liturgy for Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through the Linga with structured pūjā, including auxiliary aṅgas and surrounding ritual stations (āvaraṇas), culminating in naivedya as an act of loving service (upacāra) to the manifest Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Ritually, offer a milk-cooked caru sweetened with jaggery and ghee as naivedya after worshipping the Pañcabrahman aṅgas and āvaraṇas; meditatively, maintain a disciplined sequence of reverence—placing the mind around Śiva as the “center” just as the āvaraṇas surround the deity in pūjā.