Shloka 65
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
एवं विलाप्य गायत्रीं प्रणवे शिववाचके । अहं वृक्षस्य रेरिवेत्यनुवाकं जपेत्पुनः
evaṃ vilāpya gāyatrīṃ praṇave śivavācake | ahaṃ vṛkṣasya rerivetyanuvākaṃ japetpunaḥ
এইদৰে শিৱবাচক প্ৰণৱ ‘ওঁ’ত গায়ত্ৰীক লয় কৰি, তাৰ পাছত “অহং বৃক্ষস্য ৰেৰিবে…”ৰে আৰম্ভ হোৱা অনুবাক পুনৰ জপ কৰিব লাগে।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana’s Kailasa teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: praṇava (Oṃ) explicitly; and the cited Vedic incipit: “ahaṃ vṛkṣasya rerive …” (anuvāka).
Type: gayatri
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches mantra-yoga in a Shaiva frame: the Praṇava (Om) is treated as Śiva-vācaka, and other sacred recitations are to be internalized into Om, then repeated—showing disciplined japa as a means to steady the mind and orient it to Pati (Śiva).
In Linga/Saguna worship, sound (mantra) is a primary upacāra. By centering Gāyatrī and Vedic anuvākas in the Praṇava identified with Śiva, the devotee performs inner worship (mānasa-pūjā) that supports external Linga-pūjā and leads toward recognizing Śiva as the indwelling Lord.
A japa-sequence: (1) contemplate and ‘merge’ Gāyatrī into Om (Praṇava), (2) repeat Om as Śiva’s designation, and (3) again chant the specified Vedic anuvāka (“ahaṃ vṛkṣasya rerive…”), maintaining focused repetition as a meditative discipline.