Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

अयं पुनर्जनो नित्यं भवदेकसमाश्रयः । भवानतो ऽनुगृह्यास्मै प्रार्थितं संप्रयच्छतु

Transliteration

ayaṃ punarjano nityaṃ bhavadekasamāśrayaḥ | bhavānato 'nugṛhyāsmai prārthitaṃ saṃprayacchatu

Translation

此人确实恒常唯依您一尊而归命。故而，主宰啊，愿您以慈悲垂怜，施恩于他，圆满赐予他所祈求的一切。

Word by Word

• ayam: this (man)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• punar: again, moreover
• punar: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (again/further)

• janaḥ: person
• janaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (क्रियाविशेषण), अर्थे ‘सदा’ (always)

• bhavat-eka-samāśrayaḥ: having you alone as refuge
• bhavat-eka-samāśrayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + samāśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भवतः एकः समाश्रयः यस्य/भवदेकसमाश्रयः = ‘having you alone as refuge’)

• bhavān: you (honorific)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (आदरार्थक-प्रयोग)

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थक (therefore)

• anugṛhya: having favored, showing grace
• anugṛhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√grah (ग्रह्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), अर्थः ‘अनुग्रहं कृत्वा/कृपां कृत्वा’

• asmai: to him
• asmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन

• prārthitam: the requested (boon/thing)
• prārthitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prārthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; pra-√arth (अर्थ्) / √arth (याचने) PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मपद (that which is requested)

• saṃprayacchatu: may (he/you) grant, bestow
• saṃprayacchatu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-pra-√yam/√yā? (यम्/या) → √dā (दा) not; actually √yam (यम्) in causative?; standard verb: saṃpra-√dā/√yam?; here from √yam (यम्) ‘to give/hand’ in classical usage: saṃpra-√dā is more common; form matches √dā?; accepted dhātu: pra-√yam (यम्) ‘to give’
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः ‘ददातु/प्रयच्छतु’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights śaraṇāgati—exclusive refuge in Shiva (Pati)—as the basis for anugraha (divine grace), by which the devotee’s sincere prayer is fulfilled and the path to liberation is supported.

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

Taking refuge in Shiva ‘alone’ is commonly expressed through Saguna worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—where prayer, devotion, and dependence on Shiva’s compassion become the living form of surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear takeaway is heartfelt prayer with single-minded devotion—supported by daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga worship (water/abhisheka) as an expression of surrender.