Shloka 6
Vāyu-jaya (Prāṇa-vijaya) and Yogic Mastery over Time — वायुजय (प्राणविजय) तथा कालजय
धारणायां सदा तिष्ठेज्जरामृत्युजिघांसया । योगी योगरतः सम्यग्धारणाध्यानतत्परः
dhāraṇāyāṃ sadā tiṣṭhejjarāmṛtyujighāṃsayā | yogī yogarataḥ samyagdhāraṇādhyānatatparaḥ
With the intent to overcome old age and death, the yogin should remain ever established in dhāraṇā, steady inner concentration. Truly devoted to Yoga, he should properly dedicate himself to dhāraṇā and dhyāna, meditative absorption; through such disciplined inwardness the soul’s bonds are loosened and the Lord, Pati, is realized.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva yoga teachings to the sages, Uma-samhita context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Mṛtyu-jaya aspiration (overcoming death) presented as yogic fruit; not a cosmic dissolution event.
FAQs
It teaches that steady dhāraṇā and dhyāna, pursued with the aspiration to transcend decay and death, is a Shaiva path to loosening pāśa (bondage) and moving toward Shiva-realization (Pati-jñāna) and moksha.
Dhāraṇā and dhyāna can be performed by fixing the mind on Saguna Shiva—such as the Shiva-Linga, Shiva’s form, or the Panchakshara—so outer worship matures into inner absorption, leading the devotee from form-based support toward direct realization.
A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-upāsanā followed by seated concentration (dhāraṇā) and meditation (dhyāna), commonly supported by Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and, where traditional, wearing Rudraksha and applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) to steady devotion and discipline.