Shloka 47

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

अथाग्निमात्मन्यारोप्य ब्राह्मणः प्रव्रजेद्गृहात् । सावित्रीप्रथमं पादं सावित्रीमित्युदीर्य च

Transliteration

athāgnimātmanyāropya brāhmaṇaḥ pravrajedgṛhāt | sāvitrīprathamaṃ pādaṃ sāvitrīmityudīrya ca

Translation

Then, having inwardly established the sacred fire within himself, the brāhmaṇa should depart from his house as a renunciant, reciting the first quarter of the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) and also uttering the word “Sāvitrī” as a sanctifying declaration.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle: ‘then/now’)

• अग्निम्: fire
• अग्निम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• आत्मनि: in oneself
• आत्मनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• आरोप्य: having placed/installed
• आरोप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having placed/caused to mount’; causative sense contextually ‘having installed’

• ब्राह्मणः: a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• प्रव्रजेत्: should depart/renounce
• प्रव्रजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• गृहात्: from the house
• गृहात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• सावित्री-प्रथमम्: the first (part) of the Sāvitrī
• सावित्री-प्रथमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—सावित्र्याः प्रथमम् (descriptive: ‘the first (part) of Sāvitrī’)

• पादम्: quarter/foot (section)
• पादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• सावित्रीम्: (the word) ‘Sāvitrī’
• सावित्रीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-marker (इति-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उदीर्य: having uttered
• उदीर्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-ईर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having uttered/recited’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Kailasha Samhita discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (indicated) Sāvitrī/Gāyatrī—first pāda only; plus the declarative utterance “sāvitrī”.

Type: gayatri

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Savitri (Gayatri)

FAQs

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

It teaches that true renunciation is inward: the external sacrificial fire is gathered into the self (inner discipline and awareness), and the seeker departs household identity toward liberation—aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on purification and turning the mind toward Pati (Shiva).

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

By internalizing Agni and stabilizing mantra-recitation, the practitioner shifts from outer rites to inner worship—supporting Saguna Shiva worship as disciplined upasana that matures into deeper contemplation, where Shiva is realized as the indwelling Lord beyond ritual dependence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A pravrajya-oriented practice: mentally ‘install’ the sacred fire within (inner tapas) and recite the first pāda of the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) with a deliberate utterance of “Sāvitrī,” as a mantra-sankalpa that steadies the mind for renunciant life.