Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

शंकर उवाच । पुरा मे सर्वमाख्यातं योगिनां हितकाम्यया । कालं जिगाय यस्सम्यग्वायोर्लिंगं यथा भवेत्

Transliteration

śaṃkara uvāca | purā me sarvamākhyātaṃ yogināṃ hitakāmyayā | kālaṃ jigāya yassamyagvāyorliṃgaṃ yathā bhavet

Translation

சங்கரன் கூறினான்—யோகிகளின் நலன் கருதி நான் முன்பே அனைத்தையும் விளக்கியுள்ளேன்: யோகத்தில் முறையாக நிலைபெற்று காலத்தை வெல்வது எவ்வாறு, மேலும் வாயுலிங்கத்தின் வடிவம் எப்படியாக இருக்க வேண்டும் (அதை அறிந்து வழிபடுவது எவ்வாறு) என்பதையும்.

Word by Word

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (formerly)

• me: to me / of me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ākhyātam: was explained/told
• ākhyātam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-khyāta (कृदन्त, √khyā धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘(was) told’

• yoginām: of yogins
• yoginām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• hita-kāmyayā: out of desire for their welfare
• hita-kāmyayā: Hetu (हेतु/निमित्त)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक) + kāmyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (hita-kāmyā = desire for welfare)

• kālam: time
• kālam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• jigāya: conquered
• jigāya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ji (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: properly)

• vāyoḥ: of the wind
• vāyoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• liṅgam: sign/mark
• liṅgam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/according as)

• bhavet: would be / should be
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Shankara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Kāla-jaya (conquest of Time) framed as yogic mastery rather than a cosmological pralaya.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vayu
• Kala

FAQs

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

The verse frames Śiva’s teaching that mastery in Yoga, grounded in devotion to Pati (Śiva), leads beyond the bondage of Kāla (time/death), pointing toward liberation rather than mere worldly power.

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

It links spiritual conquest over time with Liṅga-upāsanā—approaching Śiva in a tangible, saguna form (the Liṅga), through which the yogin’s mind becomes steady and fit for grace and realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined Yoga supported by Liṅga worship—steady meditation on Śiva in the Liṅga, accompanied by Shaiva observances (such as mantra-japa and purity vows) aimed at transcending fear of death and time.