Shloka 14

Devanagari script

एवं ध्यात्वा यजेद्गन्धपुष्पादिभिरनुक्रमात् । पद्मस्य नैरृते पद्मे गणपत्यासनोपरि

Transliteration

evaṃ dhyātvā yajedgandhapuṣpādibhiranukramāt | padmasya nairṛte padme gaṇapatyāsanopari

Translation

Nachdem man so meditiert hat, soll man sodann der Reihe nach mit Duftstoffen, Blumen und dergleichen verehren, indem man die Gabe auf den Sitz Gaṇapatis legt, auf den Lotus im Südwesten des Lotus‑Diagramms.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), प्रकार/रीति-अर्थे (adverb of manner)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), धातु: ध्यै, अर्थ: ‘having meditated’

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• गन्ध: fragrance
• गन्ध: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रातिपदिक (stem) — समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• पुष्प: flower
• पुष्प: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• आदिभिः: with etcetera items
• आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• गन्धपुष्पादिभिः: with fragrances, flowers, and the like
• गन्धपुष्पादिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha + puṣpa + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (copulative) ‘गन्ध-पुष्प-आदि’, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• अनुक्रमात्: in due order, sequentially
• अनुक्रमात्: Hetu/Adhikaraṇa (हेतु/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anukrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (singular) — ‘क्रमेण’ अर्थे

• पद्मस्य: of the lotus
• पद्मस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• नैरृते: in the south-west (direction)
• नैरृते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nairṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) ‘नैरृत-दिशि’

• पद्मे: in/on the lotus
• पद्मे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• गणपति: Gaṇapati
• गणपति: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇapati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• आसन: seat
• आसन: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• उपरि: upon, on top of
• उपरि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upari (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), देश/स्थान-अर्थे (locative adverb)

• गणपत्यासनउपरि: upon Gaṇapati’s seat
• गणपत्यासनउपरि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gaṇapati + āsana + upari (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: समास: अव्ययीभाव (adverbial) — ‘गणपत्यासनस्य उपरि’ अर्थे; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva worship begins with dhyāna (inner alignment) and then proceeds with orderly external offerings; this disciplined sequence purifies the pashu (bound soul) and prepares the mind for devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

The verse describes a preparatory step within saguna upāsanā: honoring Gaṇapati in the mandala removes obstacles and steadies attention so the main worship—often culminating in Linga-arcana and Śiva-mantra—can be performed without disruption.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

First perform dhyāna, then offer gandha (fragrant paste), puṣpa (flowers), and related upacāras in prescribed order, specifically at Gaṇapati’s seat placed on the south‑western lotus of the ritual diagram.