Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

ज्ञानविज्ञानमुत्साहः सर्वं वायोः प्रवर्तते । येनेह निर्जितो वायुस्तेन सर्वमिदं जगत्

Transliteration

jñānavijñānamutsāhaḥ sarvaṃ vāyoḥ pravartate | yeneha nirjito vāyustena sarvamidaṃ jagat

Translation

Knowledge and realized discernment, together with all vigor and endeavor, arise through the power of prāṇa, the vital wind. Whoever conquers this inner wind here truly gains mastery over the whole embodied world.

Word by Word

• ज्ञान: knowledge
• ज्ञान: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विज्ञानम्: discernment; special knowledge
• विज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उत्साहः: enthusiasm; energy
• उत्साहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्साह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all; everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (here: collective subject)

• वायोः: of wind; of Vāyu
• वायोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रवर्तते: arises; proceeds; functions
• प्रवर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• इह: here; in this world
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• निर्जितः: conquered; subdued
• निर्जितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि√जि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with ‘वायुः’)

• वायुः: wind; Vāyu
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तेन: by that; therefore
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (here: subject)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with ‘जगत्’)

• जगत्: world; universe
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that prāṇa governs cognition and effort; mastering prāṇa stabilizes the mind and senses, enabling the seeker to turn from pāśa (bondage) toward Pati (Shiva) and progress to liberation.

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

Prāṇa-mastery supports steady dhyāna and japa; with a regulated breath, the devotee can sustain focused worship of Saguna Shiva in the Linga, making devotion and inner absorption firm and uninterrupted.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined prāṇāyāma joined to Panchāksharī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and calm meditation—using breath regulation to restrain restlessness and deepen Shiva-focused contemplation.