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

Si le dévot est constamment incapable d’accomplir le culte auspicious prescrit par le Guru, qu’il accepte alors et conserve un liṅga d’Īśvara en cristal (sphaṭika), muni de son piédestal (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

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms accessibility: when full ritual capacity is lacking, keeping and honoring an Īśvara-liṅga (here sphāṭika) sustains daily sambandha with Śiva and preserves continuity of worship.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

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).