Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

तुरीयं शिवबीजेषु त्रयोदशकलान्वितम् । देवस्योत्तरदिग्भागे शक्त्या सह समर्चितम्

Transliteration

turīyaṃ śivabījeṣu trayodaśakalānvitam | devasyottaradigbhāge śaktyā saha samarcitam

Translation

Sa mga bīja-mantra ni Śiva, ang “ikaapat” (turīya) ay kalooban ng labintatlong kalā (mga kapangyarihan). Ito’y dapat sambahin kasama si Śakti sa hilagang dako ng banal na pagdalo ng Panginoon.

Word by Word

• तुरीयम्: the fourth
• तुरीयम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुरीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• शिव-बीजेषु: among the Śiva-seeds (mantra-seeds)
• शिव-बीजेषु: अधिकरण (Location/among)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य बीजानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (Neuter, Locative, Plural)

• त्रयोदश-कलान्वितम्: endowed with thirteen kalās
• त्रयोदश-कलान्वितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + कला (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त, √अन्वि/अनु+इ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्रयोदश कलाभिः अन्वितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• देवस्य: of the deity
• देवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• उत्तर-दिग्-भागे: in the northern directional region
• उत्तर-दिग्-भागे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उत्तरायाः दिशः भागे); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• शक्त्या: with Śakti
• शक्त्या: सहकर्ता/सहयोग (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: सहयोग (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: ‘with’)

• समर्चितम्: well-worshipped, duly honored
• समर्चितम्: कर्म-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicate: ‘is worshipped’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It points to turīya—the transcendent state beyond waking, dream, and deep sleep—as a Shaiva contemplative focus, teaching that Śiva’s mantra-power (kalā) is realized fully when worship is united with Śakti.

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

It frames mantra-upāsanā as an integral limb of Linga/Saguna worship: the Lord is approached through a sanctified direction and ritual order, while the inner aim is turīya—Śiva’s supreme reality—accessed through Śiva-Śakti unity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform mantra-worship of a Śiva bīja with conscious inclusion of Śakti (devī-bhāva), orienting the pūjā/meditation to the northern quarter, and contemplating turīya as the goal of japa and dhyāna.