Shloka 7
Vāyu-jaya (Prāṇa-vijaya) and Yogic Mastery over Time — वायुजय (प्राणविजय) तथा कालजय
लोहकारो यथा भस्त्रामापूर्य्य मुखतो मुने । साधयेद्वायुना कर्म तद्वद्योगी समभ्यसेत्
lohakāro yathā bhastrāmāpūryya mukhato mune | sādhayedvāyunā karma tadvadyogī samabhyaset
O sage, just as a blacksmith fills the bellows by the mouth and accomplishes his work through the force of air, so too should the yogin repeatedly practice and master the discipline of the vital wind (prāṇa).
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It teaches that yogic realization is not accidental but achieved through steady abhyāsa—training prāṇa like a craftsman uses air to make fire effective—so the mind becomes fit for Shiva-realization (Pati) and release from bonds (pāśa).
Breath-mastery supports one-pointedness (ekāgratā), making Linga-worship, mantra-japa, and dhyāna on Saguna Shiva stable; the disciplined prāṇa becomes a vehicle for inner worship where the Linga is contemplated in the heart.
Regular prāṇāyāma and prāṇa-saṃyama (measured breath practice) as a daily discipline, ideally paired with Shiva mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) for steadiness and purification.