Shloka 91
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
ततस्तेनैव शिष्येण श्रवणाद्यंगपूर्व्वकम् । प्रभातिकाद्यनुष्ठानं जपान्ते कारयेद्गुरुः
tatastenaiva śiṣyeṇa śravaṇādyaṃgapūrvvakam | prabhātikādyanuṣṭhānaṃ japānte kārayedguruḥ
Then the Guru should have that very disciple perform the morning and related observances, preceded by the ancillary disciplines beginning with attentive listening; and, at the conclusion, complete them with mantra-japa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Daily regulated practice (prabhātika-anuṣṭhāna) is presented as the steady path to Śiva’s grace—turning ordinary time into sacred time.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It establishes the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on disciplined sādhana under the Guru: hearing and assimilating instruction first, then performing daily observances, and sealing the practice with mantra-japa that turns action into Shiva-centered contemplation.
The verse frames worship as a guided routine: the disciple learns (śravaṇa) the right method and then performs regulated observances that typically culminate in japa—often of the Panchākṣarī—supporting Saguna Shiva devotion (including Linga-upāsanā) while purifying the mind toward realization.
A structured morning sādhana taught by the Guru—beginning with attentive listening to instructions and proceeding through prescribed observances—ending with mantra-japa (commonly the Shaiva mantra practice such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya).