Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 79

पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्

Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva

Devanagari script

सत्कृट्य शिवयोराज्ञां सा मे दिशतु कांक्षितम् । चंडः सर्वगणेशानः शंभोर्वदनसंभवः

Transliteration

satkṛṭya śivayorājñāṃ sā me diśatu kāṃkṣitam | caṃḍaḥ sarvagaṇeśānaḥ śaṃbhorvadanasaṃbhavaḥ

Translation

恭敬领受湿婆与神圣夫妇的命令，愿她赐予我所求之愿。旃陀（Caṇḍa）——统御一切伽那（gaṇa）之主——由商婆（Śambhu，主湿婆）之面而生。

Word by Word

• सत्कृत्य: having duly honored
• सत्कृत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + √कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having honored)

• शिवयोः: of Śiva (and Pārvatī) / of the two Śivas
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• आज्ञाम्: command, order
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular) सर्वनाम; अत्र दत्त-सम्प्रदानार्थे चतुर्थी (to me)

• दिशतु: may (she) grant/show
• दिशतु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• काङ्क्षितम्: the desired (boon)
• काङ्क्षितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काङ्क्षित (कृदन्त; √काङ्क्ष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (desired)

• चण्डः: Caṇḍa
• चण्डः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्व-गण-ईशानः: lord of all the gaṇas
• सर्व-गण-ईशानः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां गणानां ईशानः)

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वदन-सम्भवः: born from (his) mouth/face
• वदन-सम्भवः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (वदनात् सम्भवः / वदनस्य सम्भवः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse to the sages, with the verse describing Caṇḍa and invoking the Divine command)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Chanda (gaṇa)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that spiritual fruition arises from honoring Śiva’s (and Śiva-Śakti’s) command with reverence; grace (anugraha) follows disciplined submission to the Lord’s will, a key Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Pati’s sovereignty and bestowal of boons.

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

By naming Śambhu and describing emanation from Śiva’s face, the verse supports Saguna Śiva—Śiva as the active, gracious Lord who manifests powers and attendants to accomplish divine purposes, paralleling how devotees approach the Liṅga as the accessible form through which Śiva grants blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is bhakti with satkāra (reverent reception): begin worship by seeking Śiva’s permission and aligning intention with dharma—often done through pañcākṣara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), offering bhasma/tripuṇḍra, and concluding with a prayer for Śiva’s grace to fulfill what is spiritually beneficial.