Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 3

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

स्वभावनिर्मलाभोग जय सुन्दरचेष्टित । स्वात्मतुल्यमहाशक्ते जय शुद्धगुणार्णव

Transliteration

svabhāvanirmalābhoga jaya sundaraceṣṭita | svātmatulyamahāśakte jaya śuddhaguṇārṇava

Translation

胜哉于你：自性本净无垢，安乐受用亦复清澄；胜哉于你：行止举动至美无比。胜哉于你：噢大威力者，与自我（真我）等同；胜哉于你：噢清净圆满德性的海洋。

Word by Word

• स्वभाव-निर्मल-आभोग: O one whose nature is pure radiance/expanse
• स्वभाव-निर्मल-आभोग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक) + आभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative; ‘निर्मलः आभोगः यस्य स्वभावः/स्वभावः (निर्मल-आभोगः)’ (O of pure radiance/expanse by nature)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, जय-शब्दः सम्बोधनार्थे

• सुन्दर-चेष्टित: O of beautiful actions
• सुन्दर-चेष्टित: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक) + चेष्टित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative; ‘सुन्दरं चेष्टितं यस्य’ (having beautiful deeds)

• स्वात्म-तुल्य-महा-शक्ते: O great Power equal to the Self
• स्वात्म-तुल्य-महा-शक्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (उपसर्गवत्/प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (शक्ति), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative; ‘स्वात्मना तुल्या महाशक्तिः’

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, जय-शब्दः सम्बोधनार्थे

• शुद्ध-गुण-अर्णव: O ocean of pure qualities
• शुद्ध-गुण-अर्णव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative; ‘शुद्धानां गुणानाम् अर्णवः’ (ocean of pure qualities)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Supports a devotional-theological reading where Śiva’s ‘Mahāśakti’ is praised as inseparable from his own Self—encouraging worship that recognizes Śiva’s power as intrinsic, not external.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: स्वभावनिर्मलाभोग जय सुन्दरचेष्टित । स्वात्मतुल्यमहाशक्ते जय शुद्धगुणार्णव

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It praises Shiva as intrinsically pure and blissful, and affirms the inseparability of Shiva and Mahāśakti—pointing to liberation through recognizing the pure Self (Pati) beyond impurity and bondage (pāśa).

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

Though it speaks of Shiva’s stainless inner nature (a nirguṇa emphasis), it also praises His “beautiful acts” and “ocean of qualities,” supporting saguna worship through the Liṅga as a sacred focus for devotion and contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use it as a stotra in japa and dhyāna: meditate on Shiva as śuddha (pure consciousness) and on Śakti as His inseparable power; optionally accompany with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra/bhasma as a reminder of inner purity.