Shloka 54

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

हारकेयूरकटककिंकिणीनूपुरादिभिः । भूषितावयवा दिव्यवसना रत्नभूषणा

Transliteration

hārakeyūrakaṭakakiṃkiṇīnūpurādibhiḥ | bhūṣitāvayavā divyavasanā ratnabhūṣaṇā

Translation

হার, কেয়ূর, কটক, কিঙ্কিণী, নূপুর প্রভৃতি অলংকারে তাঁর অঙ্গপ্রত্যঙ্গ ভূষিত ছিল। দিব্য বসন পরিধান করে, রত্নালংকারে তিনি দীপ্তিমান ছিলেন।

Word by Word

• हार: necklace
• हार: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• केयूर: armlet
• केयूर: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केयूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• कटक: bracelet
• कटक: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• किंकिणी: small bell
• किंकिणी: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंकिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• नूपुर: anklet
• नूपुर: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नूपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• आदिभिः: with etc. (ornaments)
• आदिभिः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चय: हार-केयूर-कटक-किंकिणी-नूपुर-आदि-भिः (with necklaces, armlets, bracelets, bells, anklets, etc.)

• भूषित: adorned
• भूषित: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भूष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• अवयवा: having adorned limbs
• अवयवा: विशेषण (Attribute of subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवयव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास: भूषित-अवयवा (she whose limbs are adorned)

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• वसना: wearing divine clothes
• वसना: विशेषण (Attribute of subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: दिव्य-वसना (having divine garments)

• रत्न: gems
• रत्न: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• भूषणा: gem-adorned
• भूषणा: विशेषण (Attribute of subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: रत्न-भूषणा (adorned with gem-ornaments / having gem ornaments)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse presents the Divine Mother in a luminous, auspicious (maṅgala) form, teaching devotees to approach the Supreme through sacred beauty and reverent contemplation of the Goddess as Shakti—inseparable from Shiva.

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

By describing Parvati’s divine form, the text supports saguna-bhakti—devotion to Shiva with attributes—where Shiva is worshipped together with Shakti; such paired worship naturally complements Linga worship as the union of Pati (Shiva) and Shakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests dhyāna (devotional visualization) of the Divine Mother’s auspicious form as part of Shiva–Shakti worship, cultivating purity, devotion, and steadiness of mind before japa (such as the Panchakshara mantra) and pūjā.