Shloka 93

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

देवन्नित्यमशक्तश्चेत्पूजितुं गुरुणा शुभम् । स्फाटिकं पीठिकोपेतं गृह्णीयाल्लिंगमैश्वरम्

Transliteration

devannityamaśaktaścetpūjituṃ guruṇā śubham | sphāṭikaṃ pīṭhikopetaṃ gṛhṇīyālliṃgamaiśvaram

Translation

If a devotee is always unable to perform the auspicious worship enjoined by the Guru, then he should accept and keep an Īśvara-liṅga made of crystal (sphaṭika), furnished with its pedestal (pīṭhikā).

Word by Word

• devaḥ: God
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• nityam: daily
• nityam: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb

• aśaktaḥ: unable
• aśaktaḥ: Viseshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• cet: if
• cet: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle

• pūjitum: to worship
• pūjitum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Tumun (Infinitive)

• guruṇā: by the Guru
• guruṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Viseshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• sphāṭikam: crystal
• sphāṭikam: Viseshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sphāṭika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• pīṭhikopetam: endowed with a pedestal
• pīṭhikopetam: Viseshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīṭhikā-upeta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• gṛhṇīyāt: should take
• gṛhṇīyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Vidhilin (Potential), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• liṅgam: Linga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• aiśvaram: divine/of Ishvara
• aiśvaram: Viseshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aiśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru
• Linga (Shiva-linga)

FAQs

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

It teaches that when elaborate rites are not possible, devotion can still be made effective through a simpler, pure form of worship—keeping and honoring a crystal Śiva-liṅga—so the seeker remains connected to Īśvara’s grace.

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

The liṅga is a Saguna support for approaching the transcendent Pati (Śiva). A crystal liṅga, with its pīṭhikā, provides a clean, stable focus for daily worship when one cannot follow complex guru-prescribed procedures.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a sphāṭika (crystal) Śiva-liṅga with a pedestal for regular home worship—offering water and simple upacāras with remembrance of Śiva, ideally accompanied by japa such as the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).