Shloka 4
Vāyu-jaya (Prāṇa-vijaya) and Yogic Mastery over Time — वायुजय (प्राणविजय) तथा कालजय
हृत्स्थो वायुस्सदा वह्नेर्दीपकस्सोऽनुपावकः । स बाह्याभ्यंतरो व्यापी वायुस्सर्वगतो महान्
hṛtstho vāyussadā vahnerdīpakasso'nupāvakaḥ | sa bāhyābhyaṃtaro vyāpī vāyussarvagato mahān
இதயத்தில் நிலை கொண்ட வாயு எப்போதும் அக்னியை விளக்குபோல் ஏற்றுகிறது; அதுவே அதன் துணைச் சுடர். அந்த வாயு வெளிப்புறமும் உள்புறமும் பரவி நிற்கிறது; எங்கும் செல்லும் அந்த மகத்தான தத்துவமே அது.
Lord Shiva (as teacher in Umāsaṃhitā’s philosophical discourse)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It teaches that prāṇa (vāyu) is the subtle power sustaining life and consciousness, operating within the heart and enlivening the inner fire—an aid for inner purification and steadiness on the path to Shiva-realization (Pati-jñāna) in Shaiva Siddhanta.
Linga-worship trains the devotee to recognize Shiva’s presence both within and without. This verse supports that vision: the same all-pervading vāyu functions internally (as prāṇa and inner fire) and externally, indicating how Saguna worship matures into perceiving Shiva’s immanence everywhere.
A simple takeaway is prāṇāyāma with inward attention to the heart-region and the ‘inner flame’ (antar-agni), performed with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a Shaiva attitude of surrender, as preparation for deeper meditation.