Shloka 34

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

पृथिव्यादिशिवांतं यत्तत्त्वजातं मुनीश्वर । स्वकारणलयद्वारा शुद्धिरस्य विधीयताम्

Transliteration

pṛthivyādiśivāṃtaṃ yattattvajātaṃ munīśvara | svakāraṇalayadvārā śuddhirasya vidhīyatām

Translation

O lord among sages, let the entire assemblage of tattvas—from earth upward, up to Śiva—be purified by dissolving each into its own causal source, through the pathway of reabsorption into the cause.

Word by Word

• पृथिव्यादिशिवान्तम्: ending with Śiva, beginning with earth
• पृथिव्यादिशिवान्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथिवी + आदि + शिव + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः (अव्ययीभाव-छाया/निर्देश): पृथिव्यादि-शिवान्तम् = ‘from earth up to Śiva as the end’ (range-denoting)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तत्त्वजातम्: the aggregate of tattvas
• तत्त्वजातम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व + जात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: तत्त्वानां जातम् = collection of principles

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: मुनीनां ईश्वरः

• स्वकारणलयद्वारा: through dissolution into its own cause
• स्वकारणलयद्वारा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + कारण + लय + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: स्वकारणस्य लयस्य द्वारम्/द्वारा = ‘by the means/door of dissolution into its own cause’

• शुद्धिः: purification
• शुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्य: of this (aggregate)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विधीयताम्: let it be performed / ordained
• विधीयताम्: Vidhi (विधि/Imperative injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); विधीयते इति धातोः आदेशः

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: laya (reabsorption) as microcosmic analogue of pralaya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches inner purification (śuddhi) by reversing manifestation: the seeker withdraws the mind from gross to subtle, dissolving each tattva into its causal source until awareness rests in Śiva—the Pati beyond bondage.

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

Saguna worship (such as Linga-upāsanā) steadies devotion and concentration, and that collected awareness is then led inward through laya—so external worship becomes the support for internal reabsorption culminating in Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A laya-based meditation: withdraw attention from the elements (earth onward) into subtler causes while maintaining Shiva-bhāva; in practice this is commonly supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative dissolution (saṃhāra-bhāvanā).