Shloka 32

Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa

The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine

Devanagari script

गजावल्लीकुचालिप्तकुंकुमांकितवक्षसे । नमो गजाननानन्दमहि मानंदितात्मने

Transliteration

gajāvallīkucāliptakuṃkumāṃkitavakṣase | namo gajānanānandamahi mānaṃditātmane

Translation

السجودُ والتسليمُ لذاك الذي وُسِمَ صدرُهُ بعلامةِ الكُنكُما (الزعفران) الممسوح من صدرِ كرمةِ «غَجَفَلِّي»؛ السجودُ لذاك الذي تفرحُ ذاتُهُ بذاتِها ببهجةِ «غَجانَنا» (غانيشا) العظمى.

Word by Word

• गजा-वल्ली-कुच-आलिप्त-कुङ्कुम-अङ्कित-वक्षसे: to him whose chest is marked with vermilion smeared on the elephant-creeper-like breasts
• गजा-वल्ली-कुच-आलिप्त-कुङ्कुम-अङ्कित-वक्षसे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गजा (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्ली (प्रातिपदिक) + कुच (प्रातिपदिक) + आलिप्त (कृदन्त, क्त; आ+लिप् धातु) + कुङ्कुम (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कित (कृदन्त, क्त; अङ्क् धातु) + वक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (यस्य वक्षः ... तस्मै); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वक्षस्-शब्दः अन्ते, समस्तपदं देवताविशेषणम्

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana/Discourse (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक निपात

• गज-आनन-आनन्द-महि-मानन्दित-आत्मने: to him whose self is gladdened by the great joy of the elephant-faced (Lord)
• गज-आनन-आनन्द-महि-मानन्दित-आत्मने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + महि (प्रातिपदिक) + मानन्दित (कृदन्त; म्+आनन्द्? → मानन्दित, क्त) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण-सम्बन्ध); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘आत्मन्’ अन्त, देवताविशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: गजावल्लीकुचालिप्तकुंकुमांकितवक्षसे । नमो गजाननानन्दमहि मानंदितात्मने

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It praises the auspicious, tangible marks of the Divine (saguṇa devotion) and affirms that divine joy (ānanda) is awakened through loving remembrance of Gajānana, indicating bhakti as a direct purifier of the heart.

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

By describing visible sacred marks and devotional delight, it supports saguṇa-upāsanā—worship through form, symbols, and affection—which in Shaiva Siddhanta matures into inner purity leading toward realization of Pati (Shiva) beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer kuṅkuma (or sandal/flowers) with focused remembrance of Gajānana, and meditate on auspicious divine marks while reciting a short namaskāra-mantra, cultivating steady bhakti and mental purity.