Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 63

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

शिवप्रियः शिवासक्तश्शिवयोरर्चकस्सदा । सत्कृत्य शिवयोराज्ञां स मे दिशतु कांक्षितम्

Transliteration

śivapriyaḥ śivāsaktaśśivayorarcakassadā | satkṛtya śivayorājñāṃ sa me diśatu kāṃkṣitam

Translation

愿那位奉献者——为湿婆所爱，心融于湿婆，恒常礼敬神圣双尊湿婆与湿婆妃（Śiva–Śivā）——恭敬遵奉二圣之命，赐我所愿之恩。

Word by Word

• शिवप्रियः: dear to Śiva
• शिवप्रियः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य प्रियः)

• शिवासक्तः: devoted to Śiva
• शिवासक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-आसक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; तत्पुरुषः (शिवे आसक्तः)

• शिवयोः: of Śiva and (his consort)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, द्विवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘of the two’ (Śiva and Umā)

• अर्चकः: worshipper
• अर्चकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• सत्कृत्य: having honored
• सत्कृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) — ‘having honored’

• शिवयोः: of Śiva and (his consort)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, द्विवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• आज्ञाम्: command
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; सर्वनाम

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative—recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; enclitic

• दिशतु: may (he) grant
• दिशतु: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘let him bestow/point out’

• काङ्क्षितम्: the desired (boon)
• काङ्क्षितम्: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काङ्क्षित (प्रातिपदिक; √काङ्क्ष्)
• Form: कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP used substantively), द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘the desired (thing)’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayaviya discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights worship of the Divine Couple (Śiva–Śivā) and obedience to their ordinance as a path to receiving desired fruits; in Siddhānta terms, grace (anugraha) flows through right worship (kriyā) and devotion (bhakti).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It praises the ideal Shaiva devotee—one who is absorbed in Shiva, worships Shiva with Shakti, and follows their divine injunctions—indicating that such alignment with Pati’s will becomes the channel for grace and the fulfillment of righteous desires.

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

The verse emphasizes continual worship (arcana) of Shiva together with Shakti, which in practice includes Saguna worship such as Linga-puja performed with devotion and obedience to scriptural and guru-given injunctions (ājñā).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva arcana with disciplined observance of Shiva-Shakti’s injunctions—such as mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara), and daily puja in a spirit of reverence and surrender—so that worship becomes a vehicle of grace.