Shloka 79
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
अथ गत्वा गुरोः पार्श्वं शिवपादांबुजं स्मरन् । प्रणमेद्दण्डवद्भूमौ त्रिवारं संयतात्मवान्
atha gatvā guroḥ pārśvaṃ śivapādāṃbujaṃ smaran | praṇameddaṇḍavadbhūmau trivāraṃ saṃyatātmavān
Dann soll er zur Seite des Guru treten und, der Lotosfüße Śivas gedenkend, als selbstbeherrschter Schüler dreimal wie ein Stab zu Boden fallen (volle Niederwerfung).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that true Shaiva progress begins with humility: approaching the Guru, remembering Śiva’s lotus-feet (Śiva-smaraṇa), and surrendering the ego through full prostration—an outer act that supports inner self-control and devotion.
Remembering “Śiva’s lotus-feet” points to Saguna upāsanā—devotional contemplation of Śiva’s gracious form—often centered in practice on the Śiva-liṅga, where the devotee offers reverence with body, speech, and mind under the Guru’s guidance.
Perform daṇḍavat praṇāma (full prostration) three times with a restrained mind while mentally remembering Śiva’s feet; this can be paired with japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a focused devotional discipline.