Shloka 84

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

मंत्रैरंगानि संस्पृश्य मूर्द्धादिचरणान्ततः । ईशानाद्यैः पञ्चमंत्रै शिर आरभ्य सर्वतः

Transliteration

maṃtrairaṃgāni saṃspṛśya mūrddhādicaraṇāntataḥ | īśānādyaiḥ pañcamaṃtrai śira ārabhya sarvataḥ

Translation

Indem man die Glieder mit Mantras berührt—vom Scheitel bis zu den Füßen—soll man überall am Körper die aṅga-nyāsa vollziehen, beginnend beim Haupt, mittels der fünf Mantras, die mit Īśāna einsetzen, und so den ganzen Leib für die Verehrung Śivas weihen.

Word by Word

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अङ्गानि: limbs
• अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• संस्पृश्य: having touched
• संस्पृश्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-स्पृश् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive) — ‘having touched’

• मूर्द्ध: head
• मूर्द्ध: Qualifier (विशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासाङ्ग) — ‘head’

• आदि: etc., beginning with
• आदि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘etc./beginning with’

• चरणान्ततः: up to the end of the feet
• चरणान्ततः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चरण-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; पञ्चमी-एकवचनार्थे — ‘up to the end of the feet’ (from head etc. to foot-end)

• ईशानाद्यैः: with (those) beginning with Īśāna
• ईशानाद्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईशान-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘beginning with Īśāna’

• पञ्चमन्त्रैः: with the five mantras
• पञ्चमन्त्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च-मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘five mantras’

• शिरः: the head
• शिरः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; (object of starting)

• आरभ्य: starting from
• आरभ्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-रभ् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive) — ‘starting from’

• सर्वतः: everywhere/all over
• सर्वतः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/परिमाणसूचक — ‘on all sides/entirely’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Ishana

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Internalizes pilgrimage: the body becomes a kṣetra through pañcabrahma-mantras; consecration prepares the paśu for Śiva-ārādhana and eventual liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: Pañcabrahma mantras beginning with Īśāna (Īśāna, Tatpuruṣa, Aghora, Vāmadeva, Sadyojāta) used for aṅga-nyāsa; full texts not quoted in the verse.

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the body is to be sanctified as Śiva’s temple: by mantra-touch (nyāsa), the worshipper aligns the limited self (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati), making the whole person fit for devotion and inner concentration.

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

Before approaching the Liṅga (Saguna Śiva as an accessible form), the devotee performs aṅga-nyāsa to invoke Śiva’s presence into one’s own limbs, so the external pūjā is supported by internal consecration and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Aṅga-nyāsa/karanyāsa: touch the head and other limbs while reciting the five mantras beginning with Īśāna, mentally pervading the body with Śiva-mantra before japa, abhiṣeka, or Liṅga-pūjā.