Shloka 42

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

प्रदद्याद्दक्षिणान्तस्मै हेमादिपरिबृंहिताम् । ब्रह्माणमुद्वास्य ततः प्रातरौपासनं हुनेत्

Transliteration

pradadyāddakṣiṇāntasmai hemādiparibṛṃhitām | brahmāṇamudvāsya tataḥ prātaraupāsanaṃ hunet

Translation

Then he should offer to that priest the concluding dakṣiṇā, made abundant with gold and the like. Having respectfully dismissed Brahmā (the presiding authority of the rite), he should thereafter perform the morning aupāsana fire-offering as part of his daily worship.

Word by Word

• pradadyāt: should give
• pradadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√dā (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• dakṣiṇā-antasmai: to him at the conclusion with the dakṣiṇā
• dakṣiṇā-antasmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; tatpuruṣa: dakṣiṇāyā antaḥ ("at the end of the fee/with the concluding honorarium") used as recipient designation

• hema-ādi-paribṛṃhitām: adorned with gold and the like
• hema-ādi-paribṛṃhitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + paribṛṃhita (कृदन्त, pari√bṛṃh/बृंह्)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies implied dakṣiṇām; tatpuruṣa: hema-ādibhiḥ paribṛṃhitā ("enhanced/adorned with gold etc.")

• brahmāṇam: the Brahmin/priest (brahmā)
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• udvāsya: having dismissed
• udvāsya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud√vas (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), "having dismissed/sent away"

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning sequence

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of time (कालवाचक)

• aupāsanam: the (morning) āupāsana fire/rite
• aupāsanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aupāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• hunet: should offer (oblation)
• hunet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hu (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva worship is completed by gratitude and right order: honoring the sacred rite through dakṣiṇā, respectfully concluding the ritual space, and then returning to steady daily upāsanā—discipline that purifies the paśu and aligns it toward Pati (Śiva).

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

In Saguna Śiva worship, outer acts (homa, offerings, and dakṣiṇā) are not merely social customs; they seal the worship with dharma and humility, supporting inner devotion to the Liṅga as the accessible form of the Supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Complete the rite by giving dakṣiṇā (ideally with worthy gifts), perform udvāsa (formal dismissal/closure), and then do prātaḥ-upāsanā with a morning homa—accompanied by Shaiva mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as appropriate to one’s tradition.