Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

ततः प्रस्रवते सा तु संस्पृष्टा शीतलां सुधाम् । पिबन्नेव सदा योगी सोऽमरत्वं हि गच्छति

Transliteration

tataḥ prasravate sā tu saṃspṛṣṭā śītalāṃ sudhām | pibanneva sadā yogī so'maratvaṃ hi gacchati

Translation

Then, when it is touched, the cool nectar (sudhā) begins to flow forth. Ever drinking it, the yogin indeed attains immortality—freedom from death’s bondage through the grace of Śiva, Lord of yogins.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: काल (temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): thereafter/from that

• प्रस्रवते: flows forth
• प्रस्रवते: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√स्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातु: √स्रु (to flow) with उपसर्ग प्र

• सा: that (nectar) / it
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun: she/that)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: निपात (contrast/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — but/indeed

• संस्पृष्टा: touched
• संस्पृष्टा: कर्ता-विशेषण (predicate adjective to सा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातु: √स्पृश् (to touch) with उपसर्ग सम्; अर्थ: touched/being touched

• शीतलाम्: cool
• शीतलाम्: कर्म-विशेषण (object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of सुधाम्

• सुधाम्: nectar/ambrosia
• सुधाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पिबन्: drinking
• पिबन्: कर्ता-विशेषण (agent participle qualifying योगी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातु: √पा (to drink)

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis

• सदा: always
• सदा: काल (temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb): always

• योगी: the yogi
• योगी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अमरत्वम्: immortality
• अमरत्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: निपात (reason/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — for/indeed

• गच्छति: goes/attains
• गच्छति: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: √गम् (to go/attain)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-saṃhitā teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that advanced yoga culminates in tasting the inner “cool nectar” (sudhā), symbolizing the pacification of karmic bondage and the dawning of Śiva-grace, by which the yogin transcends fear of death and attains liberation.

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

In Śaiva practice, Saguna worship (Linga-pūjā, mantra, and devotion) purifies the mind and senses; that purity supports inner yoga where the devotee experiences Śiva’s presence as bliss/nectar, moving from outward Linga worship to inward realization of Pati (Śiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A yogic discipline of steady meditation with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) leading to inner stillness; the verse points to sustained contemplative absorption rather than an external rite, though Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa can support daily Śaiva sādhana.