पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
त्रिशूलमथ वज्रं च तथा परशुसायकौ । खड्गपाशांकुशाश्चैव पिनाकश्चायुधोत्तमः
triśūlamatha vajraṃ ca tathā paraśusāyakau | khaḍgapāśāṃkuśāścaiva pinākaścāyudhottamaḥ
继而有三叉戟与金刚杵;同样还有战斧与箭矢;宝剑、绳索与钩杖——以及毗那迦(湿婆之弓),为诸武器之最胜。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
The verse lists Śiva’s weapons to show Saguna Śiva as the active Lord (Pati) who protects devotees and destroys ignorance, bondage, and adharma—supporting liberation through His grace.
While the Liṅga signifies Śiva’s transcendent reality, these weapons express His manifest, compassionate power in the world—assuring the devotee that the Liṅga is not inert but the living Lord who safeguards dharma.
Meditate on Śiva as the inner protector while japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); optionally worship the Liṅga with bhasma and rudrākṣa, offering prayers for cutting the pasha (bondage) of karma.