Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

तुरीया देवि भूतानां योगिनां ध्यानिनां तथा । सुखासने यथास्थानं योगी नियतमानसः

Transliteration

turīyā devi bhūtānāṃ yogināṃ dhyānināṃ tathā | sukhāsane yathāsthānaṃ yogī niyatamānasaḥ

Translation

O Goddess, the fourth state (turīya) belongs to beings who are yogins and meditators. With a disciplined mind, the yogī sits in a comfortable āsana, properly established in his place of practice.

Word by Word

• turīyā: the fourth (state)
• turīyā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: turīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (the fourth state)

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• bhūtānām: of beings
• bhūtānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• yoginām: of yogins
• yoginām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• dhyāninām: of meditators
• dhyāninām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyānin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• tathā: also / likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/उपमान-वाचक अव्यय (also/likewise)

• sukhāsane: in a comfortable seat/posture
• sukhāsane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (comfortable seat/posture)

• yathā-sthānam: in the proper place / appropriately
• yathā-sthānam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थ (as is proper/in its place)

• yogī: the yogin
• yogī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• niyata-mānasaḥ: with controlled mind
• niyata-mānasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata (कृदन्त/PPP from ni+yam यम् धातु) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (one whose mind is restrained)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not shrine-specific; introduces turīya as the yogic-transcendent state enabling release from pāśa (bondage) and approach to Śiva-prāpti.

Significance: Inner pilgrimage: establishment in proper āsana and niyama as prerequisites for higher realization.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Turīya as trans-mental ‘fourth’ beyond waking/dream/sleep—an inner cosmology of consciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It points to turīyā—the transcendental awareness beyond waking, dream, and deep sleep—attained through disciplined yogic meditation, aligning the individual (paśu) toward Shiva (Pati) by loosening the bonds (pāśa) of mental fluctuation.

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

Though it speaks of inner states, it supports Saguna Shiva worship by prescribing the yogin’s steadiness and proper seated practice—conditions in which Linga-dhyāna and mantra-japa become focused, leading the mind from form-based devotion toward deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a stable, comfortable āsana in a proper place of practice and cultivate niyata-manas (mind-discipline); this pairs naturally with Shiva-mantra japa (e.g., the Panchakshara) and sustained dhyāna.