Shloka 44

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

हस्तमग्नौ समारोप्य स्वात्मन्यद्वैतधामनि । प्राभातिकीं ततः सन्ध्यामुपास्यादित्यमप्यथ

Transliteration

hastamagnau samāropya svātmanyadvaitadhāmani | prābhātikīṃ tataḥ sandhyāmupāsyādityamapyatha

Translation

Placing his hands upon the sacred fire and establishing awareness in his own Self—the non-dual abode—he then performs the morning Sandhyā worship; thereafter, he also reverently worships Āditya, the Sun.

Word by Word

• hastam: the hand
• hastam: Karma (कर्म/object of samāropya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• agnau: in the fire
• agnau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• samāropya: having placed/raised (it)
• samāropya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + √ruh (रुह् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (कृत्: ल्यप्/त्वा), indeclinable; prior action

• sva-ātmani: in one’s own self
• sva-ātmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘in one’s own self’

• advaita-dhāmani: in the non-dual abode/state
• advaita-dhāmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: advaita (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa: ‘in the non-dual abode/state’; in apposition to sva-ātmani

• prābhātikīm: morning (pertaining to dawn)
• prābhātikīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prābhātikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies sandhyām

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रम/अनन्तर)

• sandhyām: the Sandhyā (twilight worship)
• sandhyām: Karma (कर्म/object of upāsya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• upāsya: having worshipped; having attended upon
• upāsya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + √ās (आस् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (कृत्: ल्यप्/त्वा), indeclinable; prior action

• ādityam: the Sun (Āditya)
• ādityam: Karma (कर्म/object, understood with upāsya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; additive particle (अपि)

• atha: then; next
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; sequential particle (अनन्तरार्थक/अथ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Aditya (Surya)

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer daily rites (Sandhyā, Agni and Sūrya worship) become spiritually fruitful when anchored in inner realization—abidance in the Self described as the non-dual abode—aligning disciplined practice with liberation-oriented awareness.

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

In Shaiva understanding, orderly Vedic worship supports purity and steadiness of mind; such steadiness matures into devotion and contemplation that can culminate in Linga worship (Saguna) and, ultimately, recognition of Shiva as the inner Self beyond duality (Nirguna/Advaita-dhāman).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform the morning Sandhyā with reverence—beginning with honoring Agni and then worshipping the Sun—while simultaneously practicing inward meditation by resting awareness in the Self as the non-dual ground.