Shloka 76

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

लोकस्य व्यवहारार्थं कौपीनं दण्डमेव च । भगवन्स्वीकुरुष्वेति दद्यात्स्वेनैव पाणिना

Transliteration

lokasya vyavahārārthaṃ kaupīnaṃ daṇḍameva ca | bhagavansvīkuruṣveti dadyātsvenaiva pāṇinā

Translation

For the sake of proper conduct in the eyes of the world, he should, with his own hand, offer a kaupīna (loincloth) and a daṇḍa (staff), saying, “O Bhagavān, please accept these.”

Word by Word

• लोकस्य: of the world/people
• लोकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• व्यवहारार्थम्: for practical dealings
• व्यवहारार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवहार + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक (for the purpose of conduct)

• कौपीनम्: loincloth
• कौपीनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौपीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दण्डम्: staff
• दण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भगवन्: O Lord/Venerable one
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• स्वीकुरुष्व: please accept
• स्वीकुरुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वी + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग/पूर्वकर्मधारय-प्रयोगः (स्वी- as ‘accept’)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक-अव्यय (quotative marker)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वेन: with his own
• स्वेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; आत्मीयवाचक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• पाणिना: by/with (his) hand
• पाणिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: bhagavan svīkuruṣva

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer marks of renunciation (loincloth and staff) are adopted for orderly worldly conduct, while the deeper aim is inner surrender to the Lord (Pati) and freedom from attachments (pāśa).

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

By addressing the deity as “Bhagavan” and offering with one’s own hand, the verse emphasizes personal devotion and disciplined life—supports for Saguna Shiva worship that steady the mind for deeper contemplation of Shiva’s supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A disciplined, simple life aligned with dharma is implied; as a practical takeaway, one may pair such restraint with daily Shiva-upasana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) and mindful offerings performed personally.