Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

भुवोर्मध्ये ललाटस्थं बालार्कसमतेजसम् । तं विदित्वा तु कामांगी क्रीडते कामरूपधृक्

Transliteration

bhuvormadhye lalāṭasthaṃ bālārkasamatejasam | taṃ viditvā tu kāmāṃgī krīḍate kāmarūpadhṛk

Translation

Located on the forehead, between the eyebrows, it shines with the brilliance of the rising sun. Knowing that sacred seat, the beautiful-limbed one—assuming forms at will—sports in divine play.

Word by Word

• भुवोः: of the earth/world
• भुवोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ललाटस्थम्: situated on the forehead
• ललाटस्थम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ललाट + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: ललाटे स्थितम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• बाल: young; infant
• बाल: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) प्रातिपदिक; समासाङ्ग (compound-member), अव्ययवत् (as member)

• अर्क: sun
• अर्क: सम्बन्ध (Relation within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) प्रातिपदिक; समासाङ्ग (compound-member)

• सम: equal to
• सम: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक; समासाङ्ग (compound-member)

• तेजसम्: splendour, radiance
• तेजसम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विदित्वा: having known
• विदित्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय (indeclinable verbal), ‘having known’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थ (but/indeed)

• कामाङ्गी: the woman with lovely limbs
• कामाङ्गी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + अङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (Bahuvrihi: कामानि अङ्गानि यस्याः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रीडते: plays, sports
• क्रीडते: क्रिया (Action/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• कामरूपधृक्: one who assumes desired forms
• कामरूपधृक्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामरूप + धृक्(धृ) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: कामरूपं धारयति), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-samhita account to the sages, with the verse describing Umā/Śakti)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Identifies the brow-center as a ‘seat’ of tejas; knowing it yields līlā-siddhi (mastery of form), interpreted as a byproduct rather than the final liberation in Siddhānta.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points to the luminous divine seat between the eyebrows as a yogic locus of awakening, where Śiva’s radiance is contemplated; recognizing that inner brilliance, Śakti (Umā) is described as moving freely in divine līlā—signifying the soul’s progress from bondage toward Śiva-consciousness under the grace of Pati.

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

The verse links outer devotion to inner contemplation: Saguna worship of Śiva (including the Liṅga) culminates in meditative recognition of His light within. The ‘rising-sun’ splendor evokes Śiva’s manifest grace that becomes an inward experience through dhyāna.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on the space between the eyebrows (bhrūmadhya) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—letting attention rest in the ‘sunlike’ inner light, supported by simple Śaiva observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and steady japa.