Shloka 27
Kāla-vañcana (Overcoming/Outwitting Time) and the Pañcabhūta Basis of the Body
यश्चोपलक्षयेन्नित्यैराकारं घटिकाद्वयम् । जित्वा मृत्युं तथा कामं स्वेच्छया पर्य्यटेदिह
yaścopalakṣayennityairākāraṃ ghaṭikādvayam | jitvā mṛtyuṃ tathā kāmaṃ svecchayā paryyaṭediha
Whoever, through constant practice, can perceive the subtle “form” of Time even for the span of two ghaṭikās, conquers death and desire; and, in this very world, moves about freely according to his own will.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It teaches that steady yogic awareness of time (kāla) and its subtle movement leads to mastery over fear of death and over craving (kāma), culminating in inner freedom while living.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, devotion to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga worship) purifies the mind, and that purified mind becomes fit for yogic steadiness—through which one transcends bondage to kāla and kāma by Shiva’s grace.
A meditative discipline of continuous attention (dhāraṇā) on the subtle flow of time and breath—supported by Shaiva sādhanā such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady vairāgya to weaken desire.