Shloka 10

Vāyu-jaya (Prāṇa-vijaya) and Yogic Mastery over Time — वायुजय (प्राणविजय) तथा कालजय

Devanagari script

गतागता निवर्तंते चन्द्रसूर्यादयो ग्रहाः । अद्यापि न निवर्तंते योगध्यानपरायणाः

Transliteration

gatāgatā nivartaṃte candrasūryādayo grahāḥ | adyāpi na nivartaṃte yogadhyānaparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

The Moon, the Sun, and the other planets return again and again in their cycles of coming and going. Yet even now, those wholly devoted to yoga and meditation do not turn back from their inner absorption.

Word by Word

• gata-āgatāḥ: those that go and come (moving back and forth)
• gata-āgatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त, √gam धातु) + āgata (कृदन्त, √gam धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः; विशेषणम्

• nivartante: turn back / return / cease
• nivartante: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛt (धातु) उपसर्गः नि + आत्मनेपद
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• candra-sūrya-ādayaḥ: beginning with the moon and the sun
• candra-sūrya-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ अन्तः तत्पुरुषः (candra-sūrya-ādi = beginning with moon and sun)

• grahāḥ: planets / celestial bodies
• grahāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• adya: today / now
• adya: Kāla (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• api: even / still
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: ‘also/even/still’)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• nivartante: turn back / desist
• nivartante: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛt (धातु) उपसर्गः नि + आत्मनेपद
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• yoga-dhyāna-parāyaṇāḥ: those devoted to yogic meditation
• yoga-dhyāna-parāyaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (yoga-dhyāna-parāyaṇa = devoted to yoga-meditation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: cyclical motion of grahas contrasted with yogic non-return (inner absorption beyond recurrence)

Characters & Entities

• Chandra
• Surya
• Grahas

FAQs

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

It contrasts cosmic cyclicity (the grahas continually revolving) with the steadfastness of realized yogins whose awareness remains absorbed in the Lord, pointing to liberation beyond recurring return.

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

In Shaiva practice, Linga-worship begins as Saguna devotion and matures into inward dhyāna where the mind no longer “returns” to outward wandering, becoming steady in Shiva as the inner Self and Lord (Pati).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Sustained dhyāna and yogic steadiness—supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and inner concentration on Shiva—so the mind does not revert to distraction.