Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 111

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

भुवं त्रिधा चतुर्धा च विभक्तः पञ्चधा पुनः । चतुर्थावरणे शंभो पूजितश्च सहानुगैः

Transliteration

bhuvaṃ tridhā caturdhā ca vibhaktaḥ pañcadhā punaḥ | caturthāvaraṇe śaṃbho pūjitaśca sahānugaiḥ

Translation

大地之界先分为三，又分为四，复分为五。在第四重围护（āvaraṇa）中，噢商婆（Śambhu），他与其随从众一同受供奉礼拜。

Word by Word

• bhuvam: the earth/world
• bhuvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvan/ bhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular)

• tridhā: in three ways/into three parts
• tridhā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of manner (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• caturdhā: in four ways/into four parts
• caturdhā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of manner (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• vibhaktaḥ: divided/partitioned
• vibhaktaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-bhaj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular)

• pañcadhā: in five ways/into five parts
• pañcadhā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of manner (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• punaḥ: again/further
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (पुनरुक्ति/पुनः-कालवाचक)

• caturtha-āvaraṇe: in the fourth enclosure/covering
• caturtha-āvaraṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: caturthasya āvaraṇam), Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/7th), Ekavacana (singular)

• śambho: O Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana (singular)

• pūjitaḥ: worshipped/honoured
• pūjitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• saha-anugaiḥ: together with attendants/followers
• saha-anugaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + anuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva: saha + anugaiḥ; Puṃliṅga (masculine), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Bahuvacana (plural)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Cosmographic/ritual mapping: the earth (bhuva) is partitioned (3/4/5), and within a ‘fourth enclosure’ (caturtha-āvaraṇa) Śambhu is worshipped with his gaṇas—suggesting a mandalic or kṣetra-āvaraṇa scheme rather than a single Jyotirliṅga site.

Significance: Teaches kṣetra-bhāvanā: approaching Śiva through progressively sanctified enclosures (āvaraṇas), culminating in gaṇa-sahita worship—fruit is kṣetra-siddhi and protection.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points to a disciplined, graduated vision of reality—moving through ordered divisions and enclosures—culminating in reverent worship of Śiva (Pati) with His divine hosts, suggesting that spiritual ascent is structured and devotional.

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

The mention of an “enclosure” (āvaraṇa) aligns with temple and yantric modes of worship where Saguna Śiva is approached through successive sacred circuits, honoring Śiva together with His gaṇas as part of complete Linga-centered pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Āvaraṇa-style worship: perform circumambulation and stepwise offerings in concentric order, supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and traditional Shaiva marks like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) where applicable.