Shloka 12

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

स्थित्वासने जपेन्मौनी चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरे । आब्राह्मं च मुहूर्ते तु गायत्री दृढमानसः

Transliteration

sthitvāsane japenmaunī cailājinakuśottare | ābrāhmaṃ ca muhūrte tu gāyatrī dṛḍhamānasaḥ

Translation

Assis fermement sur son siège, observant le silence, avec un tissu étendu sur une peau de daim et de l’herbe kuśa, le pratiquant, l’esprit bien établi, doit répéter en japa la Gāyatrī à partir du brāhma-muhūrta.

Word by Word

• स्थित्वा: having sat/remaining (after taking position)
• स्थित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having stood/remained’

• आसने: on a seat
• आसने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• जपेत्: should recite (japa)
• जपेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मौनी: the silent observer (one keeping silence)
• मौनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘one observing silence’

• चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरे: on (a seat) having cloth, skin, and kuśa on top
• चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चैल + अजिन + कुश + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: चैलम्-अजिनम्-कुशाः येषु उत्तरम् (i.e., with cloth, skin, and kuśa placed on top)

• आब्रह्मम्: up to the brāhma (period)
• आब्रह्मम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative with ā-): ‘up to Brahma-time / till the end of a brāhma muhūrta’

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

• मुहूर्ते: in a muhūrta
• मुहूर्ते: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेष/विरोधबोधक अव्यय (particle)

• गायत्रीम्: the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• गायत्रीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृढमानसः: one whose mind is firm
• दृढमानसः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: दृढं मानसं यस्य

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating traditional observances taught in the Kailasa Samhita)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

FAQs

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

It emphasizes inner purity and steadiness (dṛḍha-manas) as the foundation for effective mantra practice—discipline of body (āsana), speech (mauna), and time (brāhma-muhūrta) aligning the seeker toward Shiva-realization.

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

Though it mentions Gāyatrī, the instruction functions as a Shaiva sādhana framework: regulated japa and purity of practice support focused devotion to Saguna Shiva (including Linga-worship) and prepare the mind for deeper contemplation of Pati (Shiva) beyond limitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Sit in a stable posture on a prepared seat (cloth over deerskin and kuśa), observe silence, and perform mantra japa beginning in brāhma-muhūrta with unwavering attention.