Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

कारणप्रशमावेशं परकायप्रवेशनम् । अणिमादिगुणावाप्तिर्मनसा चावलोकनम्

Transliteration

kāraṇapraśamāveśaṃ parakāyapraveśanam | aṇimādiguṇāvāptirmanasā cāvalokanam

Translation

காரண உந்துதல்கள் அடங்கும் நிலையிலே புகுதல், பிற உடலில் பிரவேசித்தல், அணிமா முதலிய குண/சித்திகளை அடைதல், மேலும் மனத்தால் (தூர/நுண்ணியதை) காண்தல்—இவையே இங்கு கூறப்படும் யோக சித்திகள்।

Word by Word

• कारणप्रशमावेशम्: absorption into the cessation of causes
• कारणप्रशमावेशम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण + प्रशम + आवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परकायप्रवेशनम्: entering another’s body
• परकायप्रवेशनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + काय + प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (परस्य कायस्य प्रवेशः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अणिमादिगुणावाप्तिः: attainment of qualities like aṇimā
• अणिमादिगुणावाप्तिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणिमा + आदि + गुण + अवाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अणिमादीनां गुणानाम् अवाप्तिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अवलोकनम्: seeing, observing
• अवलोकनम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव + लोकन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching Uma/Parvati in the Umāsaṃhitā’s yogic-philosophical discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Catalogues siddhis that can arise on the path; in Siddhānta framing, such powers belong to the bound soul’s experiential field and can reinforce bondage if mistaken for mokṣa—hence they are spiritually ambivalent.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse lists classic yogic siddhis and inner attainments, but in a Shaiva Siddhanta lens they are secondary—useful signs of concentration, yet not the final goal; the higher aim is Shiva-realization (Pati) and release from bonds (pāśa).

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

Such powers arise from deep meditation and one-pointedness, which Shaiva practice directs toward Saguna Shiva—often through Linga-upasana, mantra-japa, and dhyāna—so that devotion and grace mature into knowledge, rather than fascination with siddhis.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined dhyāna and mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with purity and restraint; traditional supports like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa may be used to steady the mind, while remaining detached from siddhi-display.