Shloka 29

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

मायान्तु प्रकृतिं विद्यादिति माया श्रुतीरिता । तज्जान्येतानि तत्त्वानि श्रुत्युक्तानि न संशयः

Transliteration

māyāntu prakṛtiṃ vidyāditi māyā śrutīritā | tajjānyetāni tattvāni śrutyuktāni na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Know Māyā to be Prakṛti (Nature); thus Māyā is declared by the Śruti in the Vedas. Therefore understand these tattvas as taught by the Śruti—of this there is no doubt.

Word by Word

• मायाम्: māyā (illusion/power)
• मायाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• प्रकृतिम्: prakṛti (primordial nature)
• प्रकृतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विद्यात्: should know/let (one) know
• विद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus/‘as’
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• माया: māyā
• माया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुति-ईरिता: declared by the śruti
• श्रुति-ईरिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + ईरित (कृदन्त; √ईर्/ईरय्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha): श्रुत्या ईरिता = ‘by śruti declared’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• जान्यात्: should know
• जान्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तत्त्वानि: principles/tattvas
• तत्त्वानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural)

• श्रुति-उक्तानि: stated by śruti
• श्रुति-उक्तानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha): श्रुत्या उक्तानि = ‘said in śruti’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural)

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies Māyā with Prakṛti as a Śruti-taught principle, framing bondage as arising from Nature’s veiling power; liberation in Shaiva Siddhanta comes by discerning these tattvas and turning to Pati (Shiva) who transcends them.

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

The Linga signifies Shiva beyond Māyā-Prakṛti; worship of Saguna Shiva (with form) purifies the mind and tattva-awareness, leading the devotee toward realization of the Nirguna, Māyā-transcending Shiva indicated by the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice tattva-viveka (discriminative contemplation) alongside japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as Shaiva disciplines to weaken Māyā’s veiling and fix awareness in Shiva.