Shloka 35

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

एकादशानां मन्त्राणाम्परस्मैपद पूर्वकम् । शिवज्योतिश्चतुर्थ्यन्तमिदम्पदमथोच्चरेत्

Transliteration

ekādaśānāṃ mantrāṇāmparasmaipada pūrvakam | śivajyotiścaturthyantamidampadamathoccaret

Translation

For the eleven mantras, first place the verb-form in the parasmaipada (active) usage; then one should utter this word—“Śiva-jyotiḥ”—ending in the fourth case (dative), as the prescribed pada.

Word by Word

• एकादशानाम्: of the eleven
• एकादशानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); द्विगु-समासः (numerical): एक+दश

• मन्त्राणाम्: of mantras
• मन्त्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• परस्मैपद: parasmaipada (active voice ending-set)
• परस्मैपद: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परस्मैपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; व्याकरण-परिभाषा (grammatical term): parasmaipada

• पूर्वकम्: preceded by / with ... first
• पूर्वकम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial use)

• शिवज्योतिः: the ‘Śiva-jyotis’ (Śiva-light)
• शिवज्योतिः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: शिवं ज्योतिः = ‘Śiva-light’

• चतुर्थ्यन्तम्: ending in the dative (4th case)
• चतुर्थ्यन्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थी + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: चतुर्थ्या अन्तः यस्य (ending in the dative/4th case)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन

• पदम्: word / pada
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (sequence marker: then/now)

• उच्चरेत्: should utter
• उच्चरेत्: Vidhi (विधि/Prescription)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु) उपसर्ग-उद्
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); √चर् with उद् → उच्चर् ‘to utter’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa teachings as received in the Purāṇic lineage)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivajyotiḥ (caturthī-anta usage indicated: śivajyotiṣe/śivajyotiṣaḥ—dative form as per the ritual-grammar instruction)

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that mantra bears fruit when recited with proper form and intent, directing the practitioner toward Śiva as the supreme Light (jyoti) who removes bondage (pāśa) and grants grace (anugraha).

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

“Śiva-jyoti” points to the luminous presence within the Liṅga—Saguna worship that leads the mind toward Śiva’s transcendent reality, where the Liṅga is revered as the abiding sign of His all-pervading Light.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite the prescribed mantras with correct grammatical utterance (pada/declension), meditating on Śiva as jyoti; this can be paired with Liṅga-pūjā, japa, and inward contemplation of the light of consciousness.