Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

जीवेन्नरो वर्षशतं सुराणां सुमेधसा वाक्पतिना समत्वम् । एवं चरन् खेचरतां प्रयाति यथेष्टचारी सुखितस्सदैव

Transliteration

jīvennaro varṣaśataṃ surāṇāṃ sumedhasā vākpatinā samatvam | evaṃ caran khecaratāṃ prayāti yatheṣṭacārī sukhitassadaiva

Translation

ຊາຍຜູ້ນັ້ນມີອາຍຸຢູ່ໄດ້ໜຶ່ງຮ້ອຍປີແຫ່ງເທວະ ແລະດ້ວຍປັນຍາອັນດີເລີດ ລາວບັນລຸຄວາມເທົ່າທຽມກັບວາກປະຕິ (ເຈົ້າແຫ່ງວາຈາ). ດໍາລົງຢູ່ແບບນີ້ ລາວໄດ້ອໍານາດເຄື່ອນໄຫວໃນຟ້າຕາມໃຈ ເດີນທາງຕາມປາຖະໜາ ແລະມີຄວາມສຸກຢູ່ເສມອ.

Word by Word

• jīvet: may live
• jīvet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jīv (जीव् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• varṣa-śatam: a hundred years
• varṣa-śatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; measure of time

• surāṇām: of the gods
• surāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• sumedhasā: with (the) intelligence of the wise
• sumedhasā: Upamāna/Karaṇa (उपमान/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumedhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental of comparison

• vāk-patinā: with (the) lord of speech (Bṛhaspati)
• vāk-patinā: Upamāna/Karaṇa (उपमान/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāk (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental of comparison

• samatvam: equality, parity
• samatvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• caran: practising/acting
• caran: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (चर् धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; agrees with naraḥ

• khecaratām: sky-going-ness; ability to move in the sky
• khecaratām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khecara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; abstract noun in -tā

• prayāti: attains, goes to
• prayāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √yā (या धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• yathā-iṣṭa-cārī: moving as he wishes
• yathā-iṣṭa-cārī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + cārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; avyayībhāva with yathā: ‘moving as desired’

• sukhitaḥ: happy
• sukhitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brihaspati (Vākpati)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that sustained Shiva-oriented discipline refines buddhi (intellect) and vāṇī (speech) and yields elevated states—longevity, clarity, and siddhi—while implying that true fulfillment is abiding inner joy rather than mere power.

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

In the Shiva Purana, Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upāsanā) is a practical path that purifies mind and conduct; such purity is presented as the basis for extraordinary capacities, which are secondary fruits on the way toward Pati (Shiva) realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to steady sādhanā and disciplined living; in Shaiva practice this commonly includes japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Tripuṇḍra with bhasma, Rudrākṣa dhāraṇa, and regular Shiva-pūjā—done without craving for siddhis.