Shloka 8
Vāyu-jaya (Prāṇa-vijaya) and Yogic Mastery over Time — वायुजय (प्राणविजय) तथा कालजय
देवस्सहस्रके नेत्रपादहस्तसहस्रकः । ग्रंथीन्हि सर्वमावृत्य सोऽग्रे तिष्ठेद्दशांगुलम्
devassahasrake netrapādahastasahasrakaḥ | graṃthīnhi sarvamāvṛtya so'gre tiṣṭheddaśāṃgulam
உள்ளுறையும் தேவன்—ஆயிரம் கண்களும் ஆயிரம் கால்களும் கைகளும் உடையவன்—எல்லா கிரந்திகளையும் சூழ்ந்து, இதயப் பகுதியின் முன் பத்து விரல் அளவு தூரத்தில் நிற்கின்றான்; அவனே உள்ளத்தின் வழிகாட்டும் சந்நிதி।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita’s yogic teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It presents Shiva as the inner, all-pervading Deva who governs the subtle body and “covers” the granthis—implying mastery over the bonds that limit the soul (paśu) and pointing to liberation through inner realization of Pati (Shiva).
While the Linga is the outer, saguna support for devotion, this verse turns the seeker inward: the same Shiva is to be contemplated as the indweller who stands before one as the immediate Presence, making external worship mature into inner dhyāna.
A dhyāna practice: focus awareness in the heart-region and contemplate Shiva as the inner Deva who loosens the granthis; support it with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a steady, purified mind.