Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 6

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

जयातिपरमैश्वर्य जयातिकरुणास्पद । जय स्वतंत्रसर्वस्व जयासदृशवैभव

Transliteration

jayātiparamaiśvarya jayātikaruṇāspada | jaya svataṃtrasarvasva jayāsadṛśavaibhava

Translation

Khải hoàn thay Ngài, Đấng Chủ Tể tối thượng không ai sánh; khải hoàn thay Ngài, nơi nương của lòng đại bi. Khải hoàn thay Ngài, Đấng hoàn toàn tự tại, là tất cả trong muôn loài; khải hoàn thay Ngài, uy nghi vinh quang vô song.

Word by Word

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/उद्गार

• अतिपरमैश्वर्य: O one of exceedingly supreme lordship
• अतिपरमैश्वर्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-परम-ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/उद्गार

• अतिकरुणास्पद: O abode of immense compassion
• अतिकरुणास्पद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-करुणा-आस्पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/उद्गार

• स्वतन्त्रसर्वस्व: O wholly independent one (whose all is independence)
• स्वतन्त्रसर्वस्व: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वतन्त्र-सर्वस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/उद्गार

• असदृशवैभव: O one of incomparable glory
• असदृशवैभव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असदृश-वैभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: जयातिपरमैश्वर्य जयातिकरुणास्पद । जय स्वतंत्रसर्वस्व जयासदृशवैभव

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It praises Shiva as Pati—the unsurpassed Lord (paramaiśvarya) and the compassionate refuge (karuṇāspada). In Shaiva Siddhanta, this affirms that liberation arises by Shiva’s grace, as He alone is independent and unequalled.

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

The verse uses direct devotional acclamation (“jaya”) suited to Saguna worship—addressing Shiva as the compassionate, sovereign Lord who can be approached through the Linga as the accessible form of the transcendent Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite this “jaya” praise as a short stotra before or after Linga-puja, ideally alongside japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating surrender to Shiva’s independence (svatantratā) and grace (karuṇā).