Shiva Purana — Kailasa Samhita, Shloka 65

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

एवं विलाप्य गायत्रीं प्रणवे शिववाचके । अहं वृक्षस्य रेरिवेत्यनुवाकं जपेत्पुनः

Transliteration

evaṃ vilāpya gāyatrīṃ praṇave śivavācake | ahaṃ vṛkṣasya rerivetyanuvākaṃ japetpunaḥ

Translation

So soll man, nachdem man die Gāyatrī in den Praṇava—«Om», die Śiva bezeichnende Lautung—eingesenkt hat, erneut den vedischen Anuvāka im Japa wiederholen, der mit «ahaṃ vṛkṣasya rerive…» beginnt.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• विलाप्य: having lamented/recited plaintively
• विलाप्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; ‘having lamented/recited plaintively’

• गायत्रीम्: the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• गायत्रीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative); एकवचन

• प्रणवे: in/with the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative); एकवचन

• शिव-वाचके: denoting Śiva
• शिव-वाचके: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + vācaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘शिवस्य वाचकः’); पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुषार्थक; प्रथमा (Nominative); एकवचन

• वृक्षस्य: of the tree
• वृक्षस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive); एकवचन

• रेरिवेत्: may (it) move/shake/sound (Vedic phrase)
• रेरिवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; वैदिक-रूप ‘रेरिवेत्’ (intensive/iterative nuance)

• इति: thus/“…”
• इति: Vacanaprayoga (उद्धरणचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• अनुवाकम्: the anuvāka (Vedic section)
• अनुवाकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anuvāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of repetition)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana’s Kailasa teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: praṇava (Oṃ) explicitly; and the cited Vedic incipit: “ahaṃ vṛkṣasya rerive …” (anuvāka).

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

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).

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

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.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

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.