Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 136

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

चक्रं नारायणस्यास्त्रं पांचजन्यं च शार्ङ्गकम् । सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां मंगलं प्रदिशंतु मे

Transliteration

cakraṃ nārāyaṇasyāstraṃ pāṃcajanyaṃ ca śārṅgakam | satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ maṃgalaṃ pradiśaṃtu me

Translation

نارائن کا ہتھیار چکر، پانچجنّیہ شنکھ اور شارنگ دھنش—شِو و شِوا کے حکم کی تعظیم کرکے—مجھے مَنگل عطا کریں۔

Word by Word

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नारायणस्य: of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अस्त्रम्: weapon
• अस्त्रम्: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पाञ्चजन्यम्: Pāñcajanya (conch)
• पाञ्चजन्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चजन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शार्ङ्गकम्: Śārṅga (bow)
• शार्ङ्गकम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्गक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सत्कृत्य: having honored
• सत्कृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having honored/respected’

• शिवयोः: of the two Śivas (Śiva and Umā)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• आज्ञाम्: command
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मंगलम्: auspiciousness
• मंगलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंगल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रदिशन्तु: may they bestow
• प्रदिशन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms a Śaiva hierarchy: even divine weapons are efficacious when aligned with śivājñā; fosters protection and auspiciousness through recognition of Īśvara’s supreme ordinance.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: cakraṃ nārāyaṇasyāstraṃ pāṃcajanyaṃ ca śārṅgakam | satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ maṃgalaṃ pradiśaṃtu me

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narayana (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It presents auspiciousness (maṅgala) as arising when even mighty divine powers act in harmony with Śiva’s ordinance—affirming, in a Shaiva Siddhanta tone, Śiva as Pati whose command orders all protective forces.

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

By emphasizing “Śiva’s command” as the governing principle, it supports Saguna Śiva worship—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord who grants protection and well-being, a mood naturally expressed in Linga-centered devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A concise takeaway is protective prayer (śānti/maṅgala-vācana) offered with reverence to Śiva’s ājñā—reciting Śiva’s names or the Pañcākṣarī and seeking maṅgala, while remembering that all safeguards ultimately function by Śiva’s grace.