Shloka 52

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

इयम्भगवती साक्षाच्छंकरार्द्धशरीरिणी । पंचवक्त्रा दशभुजा विपञ्चनयनोज्ज्वला

Transliteration

iyambhagavatī sākṣācchaṃkarārddhaśarīriṇī | paṃcavaktrā daśabhujā vipañcanayanojjvalā

Translation

She is the Blessed Goddess herself—manifest indeed—bearing Śaṅkara as half of her very body. She is five-faced, ten-armed, and radiant with the dazzling splendor of many eyes.

Word by Word

• इयम्: this (she)
• इयम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भगवती: the Blessed Goddess
• भगवती: कर्ता (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly/in person
• साक्षात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Emphatic adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण/निपात (indeed, directly)

• शंकर: Śaṅkara
• शंकर: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• अर्ध: half
• अर्ध: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• शरीरिणी: (she who is) half-bodied with Śaṅkara
• शरीरिणी: कर्ता (Predicate noun/adjective of subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: शंकर-अर्ध-शरीरिणी (she whose body is half of Śaṅkara / sharing half his body)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: विशेषण (Numerical qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक अव्यय (numeral, indeclinable)

• वक्त्रा: five-faced
• वक्त्रा: विशेषण (Attribute of subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: पञ्च-वक्त्रा (having five faces)

• दश: ten
• दश: विशेषण (Numerical qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दश (संख्या/अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक अव्यय (numeral)

• भुजा: ten-armed
• भुजा: विशेषण (Attribute of subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: दश-भुजा (having ten arms)

• वि: vi- (intensive/distinct)
• वि: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग (preverb) as compound member

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक अव्यय (numeral) as compound member

• नयन: eyes
• नयन: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• उज्ज्वला: radiant/bright
• उज्ज्वला: विशेषण (Attribute of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: वि-पञ्च-नयन-उज्ज्वला (bright with five distinct eyes)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse affirms the inseparable unity of Śiva (Pati) and Śakti: the Goddess is not separate from Śaṅkara, but shares one being with Him—guiding the devotee to see liberation as arising through divine grace and non-dual harmony of consciousness and power.

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

It supports Saguna worship by describing a concrete divine form: Śiva is adored along with His Śakti, since the Linga signifies Śiva’s presence and power, and this verse emphasizes that power is personally present as the Goddess, one with Him.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Ardhanārī (Śiva-Śakti as one) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and contemplate that grace and liberation flow from Śiva together with His intrinsic Śakti.