Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

कारणप्रशमावेशं परकायप्रवेशनम् । अणिमादिगुणावाप्तिर्मनसा चावलोकनम्

Transliteration

kāraṇapraśamāveśaṃ parakāyapraveśanam | aṇimādiguṇāvāptirmanasā cāvalokanam

Translation

Entering the state where the causal impulses are pacified, entering another body, acquiring powers such as aṇimā and the rest, and perceiving distant or subtle things by the mind—these are among the yogic attainments spoken of here.

Word by Word

• कारणप्रशमावेशम्: absorption into the cessation of causes
• कारणप्रशमावेशम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण + प्रशम + आवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परकायप्रवेशनम्: entering another’s body
• परकायप्रवेशनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + काय + प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (परस्य कायस्य प्रवेशः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अणिमादिगुणावाप्तिः: attainment of qualities like aṇimā
• अणिमादिगुणावाप्तिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणिमा + आदि + गुण + अवाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अणिमादीनां गुणानाम् अवाप्तिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अवलोकनम्: seeing, observing
• अवलोकनम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव + लोकन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching Uma/Parvati in the Umāsaṃhitā’s yogic-philosophical discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Catalogues siddhis that can arise on the path; in Siddhānta framing, such powers belong to the bound soul’s experiential field and can reinforce bondage if mistaken for mokṣa—hence they are spiritually ambivalent.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse lists classic yogic siddhis and inner attainments, but in a Shaiva Siddhanta lens they are secondary—useful signs of concentration, yet not the final goal; the higher aim is Shiva-realization (Pati) and release from bonds (pāśa).

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

Such powers arise from deep meditation and one-pointedness, which Shaiva practice directs toward Saguna Shiva—often through Linga-upasana, mantra-japa, and dhyāna—so that devotion and grace mature into knowledge, rather than fascination with siddhis.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined dhyāna and mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with purity and restraint; traditional supports like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa may be used to steady the mind, while remaining detached from siddhi-display.