Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 100

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

एवं त्रिधा चतुर्धा च विभक्ताः पञ्चधा पुनः । चतुर्थावरणे शंभोः पूजितश्चानुगैः सह

Transliteration

evaṃ tridhā caturdhā ca vibhaktāḥ pañcadhā punaḥ | caturthāvaraṇe śaṃbhoḥ pūjitaścānugaiḥ saha

Translation

如是，或分为三类，或分为四类，复又分为五类。在商布（Śambhu）之第四重围护中，主与其眷属侍从同受供奉。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• त्रिधा: threefold
• त्रिधा: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्याविशेषण-क्रियाविशेषण (numeral adverb: in three ways)

• चतुर्धा: fourfold
• चतुर्धा: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चतुर्धा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्याविशेषण-क्रियाविशेषण (numeral adverb: in four ways)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• विभक्ताः: divided
• विभक्ताः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + भज् (धातु) → विभक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘(they are) divided’

• पञ्चधा: fivefold
• पञ्चधा: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्चधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्याविशेषण-क्रियाविशेषण (numeral adverb: in five ways)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/कालवाचक (again; adverb)

• चतुर्थ-आवरणे: in the fourth enclosure
• चतुर्थ-आवरणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चतुर्थं आवरणम्)

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘(he is) worshipped’

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अनुगैः: by/with attendants
• अनुगैः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ/with)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with; postposition-like indeclinable)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It points to the ordered, multi-layered approach to Śiva-upāsanā (threefold, fourfold, fivefold arrangements), emphasizing that true worship honors not only Śiva as Pati (the Lord) but also His sacred retinue and the cosmic order surrounding Him.

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

The mention of the “fourth enclosure” reflects āvaraṇa-pūjā—worship in concentric layers around the central deity/Śiva-liṅga—where Saguna Śiva is adored in a structured ritual sequence, acknowledging His manifest presence along with His gaṇas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests āvaraṇa-pūjā (enclosure-based worship): perform worship step-by-step through the ritual “enclosures,” offering devotion to Śiva and then honoring His gaṇas as part of a complete, disciplined pūjā.