Shloka 91
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
ततस्तेनैव शिष्येण श्रवणाद्यंगपूर्व्वकम् । प्रभातिकाद्यनुष्ठानं जपान्ते कारयेद्गुरुः
tatastenaiva śiṣyeṇa śravaṇādyaṃgapūrvvakam | prabhātikādyanuṣṭhānaṃ japānte kārayedguruḥ
ثم ينبغي للغورو أن يُجري على ذلك التلميذ نفسه شعائر الصباح وما يتصل بها، مسبوقةً بالآداب المساندة التي تبدأ بالإصغاء المتنبّه؛ وفي الختام تُستكمل بترديد المانترا (جَپا).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Daily regulated practice (prabhātika-anuṣṭhāna) is presented as the steady path to Śiva’s grace—turning ordinary time into sacred time.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It establishes the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on disciplined sādhana under the Guru: hearing and assimilating instruction first, then performing daily observances, and sealing the practice with mantra-japa that turns action into Shiva-centered contemplation.
The verse frames worship as a guided routine: the disciple learns (śravaṇa) the right method and then performs regulated observances that typically culminate in japa—often of the Panchākṣarī—supporting Saguna Shiva devotion (including Linga-upāsanā) while purifying the mind toward realization.
A structured morning sādhana taught by the Guru—beginning with attentive listening to instructions and proceeding through prescribed observances—ending with mantra-japa (commonly the Shaiva mantra practice such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya).