Shloka 73
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
गृहीत्वा प्रणवं भूश्च समुद्रं गच्छ सम्वदेत् । वह्निजायां समुच्चार्य्य सोदकाञ्जलिना ततः
gṛhītvā praṇavaṃ bhūśca samudraṃ gaccha samvadet | vahnijāyāṃ samuccāryya sodakāñjalinā tataḥ
Taking up the Praṇava “Oṃ” together with the sacred syllable “Bhūḥ,” go to the ocean and recite it with reverence. Then utter it into the sacred fire born of Agni, and thereafter offer a palmful of water in añjali as an oblation.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s prescribed rite to the sages at Naimisharanya, as typical of the Kailasha Samhita’s instructional passages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: oṃ bhūḥ
Type: gayatri
Role: creative
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It teaches that Praṇava (Oṃ), joined with the vyāhṛti Bhūḥ, is a purifying sound-form of Śiva’s supreme presence; recitation aligned with sacred elements (ocean-water and fire) disciplines the mind and sanctifies the practitioner toward Śiva-oriented liberation.
Though the verse names the Praṇava rather than the Liṅga directly, it supports Saguna worship by prescribing audible mantra and tangible offerings (water and fire). In Shaiva practice, such rites commonly culminate in Liṅga-upacāra where mantra (śabda) and offering (dravya) unite as devotion to Śiva.
A prescribed japa/uccāraṇa of Oṃ with Bhūḥ, performed at the ocean (water purification) and then offered into the sacred fire, followed by a water añjali—indicating mantra-discipline with elemental offerings as a focused sādhana.