Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 48
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
दीर्घसूत्रसमारब्धं दिव्यवर्षसहस्रकम् । सत्रांते मंत्रयोगेन वायुस्तत्र गमिष्यति
dīrghasūtrasamārabdhaṃ divyavarṣasahasrakam | satrāṃte maṃtrayogena vāyustatra gamiṣyati
Ese prolongado rito sacrificial, emprendido tras larga preparación, se extenderá por mil años divinos. Al término del satra, por el poder de la disciplina de los mantras, Vāyu irá allí.
Suta Goswami
Type: rudram
Offering: dhupa
Cosmic Event: A prolonged satra spanning a thousand divine years (deva-kāla scale)
FAQs
It highlights that sustained sacred discipline—spanning even “divine time”—bears fruit, and that mantra-yoga has real efficacy to move and purify the life-force (Vāyu), aligning it toward a sanctified goal in the Shaiva path.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, mantra-yoga is a primary means to approach Saguna Shiva (worshipful Lord with attributes) through regulated rites and inner recitation; the satra’s culmination suggests ripening of practice that leads the devotee’s prana toward Shiva-oriented worship and realization.
Consistent mantra-japa and disciplined ritual observance (yajna/vrata), treating mantra as yoga—steady repetition with purity, focus, and breath-regulation—so that prana (vayu) becomes directed and spiritually refined.