Shloka 55

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

विष्णुना विधिना देवऋषिगंधर्व्वनायकैः । मानवैश्च सदा सेव्या सर्व्वात्मव्यापिनी शिवा

Transliteration

viṣṇunā vidhinā devaṛṣigaṃdharvvanāyakaiḥ | mānavaiśca sadā sevyā sarvvātmavyāpinī śivā

Translation

She—Śivā, the all-pervading Self within all beings—is ever to be revered and served by Viṣṇu, by Vidhī (Brahmā the Ordainer), by the divine sages and the leaders of the Gandharvas, and also by humankind.

Word by Word

• विष्णुना: by/with Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विधिना: by/with Brahmā (Vidhī)
• विधिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• देवऋषि-गन्धर्व-नायकैः: by the divine seers, Gandharvas, and leaders
• देवऋषि-गन्धर्व-नायकैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवऋषि + गन्धर्व + नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• मानवैः: by humans
• मानवैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सेव्या: to be served/worshipped
• सेव्या: Karya (कार्य/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, विधेय-विशेषण; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्व-आत्म-व्यापिनी: all-pervading in all selves
• सर्व-आत्म-व्यापिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आत्मन् + व्यापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (आत्मनः/आत्मसु व्यापिनी)

• शिवा: Śivā (the Goddess)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Śivā

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Devarishis
• Gandharvas
• Shiva (as Shakti: Shiva/Śivā)

FAQs

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

It declares Śivā as sarvātmavyāpinī—present as the inner Self in all—therefore worthy of constant reverence by every class of being, from gods to humans, emphasizing universal dependence on Śiva-Śakti for grace and liberation.

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

Though Śivā is described as all-pervading (a nirguṇa implication), devotion is practiced through saguna forms—Śiva with Śakti and the Liṅga—where service (sevā) becomes a concrete means to approach the indwelling reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is nitya-sevā: daily worship and remembrance—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with simple pūjā to the Liṅga and reverence to Śiva-Śakti as the presence within all beings.