Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

पश्यंतोऽपि न पश्यंति शृण्वाना बधिरा यथा । यथांधा मानुषा लोके मूढाः पापविमोहिताः

Transliteration

paśyaṃto'pi na paśyaṃti śṛṇvānā badhirā yathā | yathāṃdhā mānuṣā loke mūḍhāḥ pāpavimohitāḥ

Translation

Aunque tengan ojos, no ven de verdad; aunque oigan, son como sordos. Como ciegos en el mundo, tales gentes son necios extraviados, con el entendimiento oscurecido por el pecado, incapaces de reconocer al Señor (Pati) y la senda que corta los lazos (pāśa).

Word by Word

• पश्यन्तः: seeing (though)
• पश्यन्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश् (धातु) → पश्यन्त् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (मानुषाः)

• अपि: even/though
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: 'even/though')

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

• पश्यन्ति: they see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृण्वानाः: hearing (though)
• शृण्वानाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → शृण्वान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present middle participle/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (मानुषाः)

• बधिराः: deaf
• बधिराः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपमान-भागे (as in comparison)

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमानवाचक (comparative particle: 'as/like')

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमानवाचक (comparative particle)

• अन्धाः: blind
• अन्धाः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपमान-भागे

• मानुषाः: people/humans
• मानुषाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मूढाः: deluded/foolish
• मूढाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (मानुषाः)

• पापविमोहिताः: bewildered by sin
• पापविमोहिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + विमोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (मानुषाः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that mere physical senses are insufficient for spiritual knowledge; sin and delusion create inner blindness and deafness, preventing recognition of Shiva (Pati) and the liberating way beyond bondage (pāśa).

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

Linga/Saguna worship trains perception: through reverent darśana, pūjā, and remembrance, the devotee’s inner faculties become purified so that Shiva is ‘seen’ not only as an object of sight but as the indwelling Lord beyond delusion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Purifying practice is implied: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), sincere confession and restraint from pāpa, and steady dhyāna on Shiva to remove inner blindness and restore right discernment.