Shloka 86

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

ततस्सद्भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा शिष्यसत्तमः । हृत्पंकजे समासीनं ध्यायेच्छिवमुमासखम्

Transliteration

tatassadbhaktiyuktena cetasā śiṣyasattamaḥ | hṛtpaṃkaje samāsīnaṃ dhyāyecchivamumāsakham

Translation

Then the best of disciples, with a mind endowed with true devotion, should meditate upon Śiva—Umā’s beloved consort—seated within the lotus of the heart.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• सद्-भक्ति-युक्तेन: with a mind endowed with true devotion
• सद्-भक्ति-युक्तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + भक्ति + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘चेतसा’; समास: सद्भक्त्या युक्तः

• चेतसा: with (his) mind
• चेतसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• शिष्य-सत्तमः: the best disciple
• शिष्य-सत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘best among disciples’

• हृत्-पङ्कजे: in the heart-lotus
• हृत्-पङ्कजे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् + पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘in the lotus of the heart’

• समासीनम्: seated
• समासीनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आस् (धातु) → समासीन (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past participle (क्त/क्तवत् sense), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग); qualifying ‘शिवम्’

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate upon
• ध्यायेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• उमा-सखम्: Umā’s companion
• उमा-सखम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उमा + सख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); epithet of Śiva: ‘friend/consort of Umā’

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umapati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Directs the practitioner from external saṃskāra (bhasma/tripuṇḍra) to internal upāsanā: Śiva is to be realized in the heart-lotus, culminating in grace (anugraha) that loosens pāśa.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Uma

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that genuine bhakti must mature into inward contemplation: the disciple realizes Śiva as the indwelling Pati, present in the heart-lotus, guiding the soul toward liberation.

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

While outer worship may be offered to the Liṅga, this verse emphasizes Saguna dhyāna—visualizing Śiva as Umā’s consort—internalizing the same worship as an inner sanctuary in the heart.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practice of dhyāna: sit steadily, collect the mind with devotion, and meditate on Śiva seated in the heart-lotus; this can be supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined purity.