Shloka 40

अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā

Devanagari script

शुभादावशुभांते च जन्मर्क्षेषु गृहे गृही । आरोग्यादिसमृद्ध्यर्थमादित्यादीन्ग्रहान्यजेत्

Transliteration

śubhādāvaśubhāṃte ca janmarkṣeṣu gṛhe gṛhī | ārogyādisamṛddhyarthamādityādīngrahānyajet

Translation

Zu Beginn glückverheißender Vorhaben und am Ende unheilvoller Zeiten sowie an den Tagen des eigenen Geburtssterns soll der Hausvater die Grahas verehren, beginnend mit Āditya (der Sonne), um Gesundheit und weiteres Gedeihen zu erlangen.

Word by Word

• शुभ-आदौ: at the auspicious beginning
• शुभ-आदौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: 'शुभस्य आदिः' (beginning of auspiciousness); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अशुभ-अन्ते: at the inauspicious end
• अशुभ-अन्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: 'अशुभस्य अन्तः' (end of inauspiciousness); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्धसूचक (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• जन्म-ऋक्षेषु: in the birth-nakṣatras
• जन्म-ऋक्षेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्म (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: 'जन्मनः ऋक्षाणि' (birth-stars/nakṣatras); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• गृही: the householder
• गृही: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आरोग्य-आदि-समृद्धि-अर्थम्: for the sake of prosperity such as health
• आरोग्य-आदि-समृद्धि-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Prayojana/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-आधारित अव्यय: 'आरोग्यादिसमृद्ध्यर्थम्' = आरोग्यादि-समृद्धेः अर्थम्; द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण प्रयुक्तम् (accusative of purpose)

• आदित्य-आदीन्: (planets) beginning with the Sun
• आदित्य-आदीन्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सूच्य-तत्पुरुष: 'आदित्यः आदिः येषां ते' (beginning with Āditya/Sun); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ग्रहान्: planets
• ग्रहान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse treats graha-śānti as a worldly remedial rite within dharma, implying that astral influences operate within māyā/pāśa and are managed through sanctioned worship.

Significance: Frames health/prosperity as attainable through timely propitiation; in Śaiva Siddhānta this remains within laukika-phala unless oriented to Śiva-bhakti and liberation.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Aditya
• Grahāḥ (Navagrahas)

FAQs

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

It teaches that a devotee—especially a householder—should harmonize worldly life with dharma by sanctifying time (kāla) through disciplined worship, seeking health and stability while remaining oriented toward Shiva as the supreme refuge.

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

In Shaiva practice, auxiliary propitiations (like graha-śānti) support orderly living, but the central worship remains Saguna Shiva—often as the Linga—who is regarded as the Lord of time and the inner ruler beyond all planetary influences.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests graha-yajana (propitiation of the Navagrahas, beginning with the Sun) at key times; a Shaiva may integrate this with Shiva-upāsanā—japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water and lamps, and maintaining purity and restraint during observances.