Shloka 25
Vāyu-jaya (Prāṇa-vijaya) and Yogic Mastery over Time — वायुजय (प्राणविजय) तथा कालजय
वेदाहमेतं पुरुषं महांतमादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् । तमेव विदित्वातिमृत्युमेति नान्यः पंथा विद्यते प्रायणायः
vedāhametaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāṃtamādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt | tameva viditvātimṛtyumeti nānyaḥ paṃthā vidyate prāyaṇāyaḥ
I know that Supreme Person—great, radiant like the sun, and beyond the darkness of ignorance. By knowing Him alone one crosses beyond death; for liberation there is no other path.
Lord Shiva (teaching Umā/Parvati in the Umāsaṃhitā’s philosophical discourse)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: This is an Upaniṣadic mahāvākya-style citation (Śvetāśvatara 3.8) repurposed to identify the ‘Mahān Puruṣa’ with Śiva as the sole liberating knowledge.
Significance: Soteriological core: darśana/jñāna of Pati alone grants mokṣa; reinforces Śiva-bhakti grounded in tattva-jñāna rather than siddhi-chasing.
Mantra: वेदाहमेतं पुरुषं महांतमादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् । तमेव विदित्वातिमृत्युमेति नान्यः पंथा विद्यते प्रायणायः
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares that liberation comes from direct realization of the Supreme—Shiva as Pati—who is beyond tamas (ignorance). Knowing Him is presented as the sole means to transcend death.
The Linga and Saguna forms serve as accessible supports for devotion and meditation, leading the seeker toward the same truth described here: realization of Shiva’s supreme, light-like nature beyond ignorance.
Steady Shiva-dhyāna (meditation on Shiva as inner light) supported by japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” traditionally accompanied by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to purity and focus.