Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

पिबन्ननुदिनं योगी न मृत्युवशगो भवेत् । दिव्यकायो महातेजाः पिपासा क्षुद्विवर्जितः

Transliteration

pibannanudinaṃ yogī na mṛtyuvaśago bhavet | divyakāyo mahātejāḥ pipāsā kṣudvivarjitaḥ

Translation

By drinking it every day, the yogin does not fall under the dominion of death. He attains a divine body, becomes greatly radiant, and is freed from thirst and hunger.

Word by Word

• पिबन्: drinking
• पिबन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with योगी)

• अनुदिनम्: daily/every day
• अनुदिनम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु-दिन (प्रातिपदिक; अनु + दिन)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative sense)

• योगी: the yogi
• योगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• मृत्युवशगः: subject to death/under death’s control
• मृत्युवशगः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत्यु-वश-ग (प्रातिपदिक; मृत्यु + वश + ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• भवेत्: would become/be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदी

• दिव्यकायः: having a divine body
• दिव्यकायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य-काय (प्रातिपदिक; दिव्य + काय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (of yogi)

• महातेजाः: of great splendor/energy
• महातेजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक; महा + तेजस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तेजस्-शब्द (s-stem)

• पिपासा: thirst
• पिपासा: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण; as a state/attribute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिपासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); (अर्थतः ‘thirst’)

• क्षुद्विवर्जितः: free from hunger
• क्षुद्विवर्जितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुध्-विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; क्षुध् + विवर्जित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not Jyotirliṅga-specific; states the phala (result) of the yogic prāṇa-practice: freedom from mṛtyu’s dominion and attainment of divya-kāya/tejas.

Significance: Promises transformative fruit (tejas, divya-kāya) that culminates—within Siddhānta framing—in eligibility for Śiva’s liberating grace (anugraha).

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Overcoming Mṛtyu/Kāla (time-death principle) through yogic mastery; hints at ‘deathlessness’ as a spiritual state.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady daily yogic discipline (supported by Shiva’s grace) weakens the bondage of kāla (death/time) and transforms the seeker toward a divinized, luminous state beyond ordinary bodily compulsions.

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

In the Uma Samhita’s Shaiva frame, such yogic attainments are not mere physical feats but fruits of alignment with Shiva as Pati; Linga/Saguna Shiva worship stabilizes devotion and purity that support inner yoga and liberation from mortality’s fear.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse emphasizes a consistent daily practice—regular intake/observance tied to yogic discipline—best supported by Shaiva sādhanā such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditation on Shiva’s presence.