Shloka 24
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
पृथिव्यादि च शब्दादि वागाद्यं पञ्चकं पुनः । श्रोत्राद्यञ्च शिरः पार्श्वपृष्ठोदरचतुष्टयम्
pṛthivyādi ca śabdādi vāgādyaṃ pañcakaṃ punaḥ | śrotrādyañca śiraḥ pārśvapṛṣṭhodaracatuṣṭayam
पृथ्वी आदि पाँच महाभूत, शब्द आदि पाँच तन्मात्राएँ, और वाणी आदि पाँच कर्मेन्द्रियाँ; तथा श्रोत्र आदि पाँच ज्ञानेन्द्रियाँ और शिर, पार्श्व, पृष्ठ, उदर—यह चतुष्टय—ये सब मिलकर देह-समूह कहलाते हैं।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It enumerates the constituents of embodied existence—elements, sense-objects, and sense-organs—highlighting the Shaiva Siddhanta insight that the soul (paśu) becomes bound (pāśa) by identification with these tattvas, and is liberated by turning toward Shiva (Pati) through discernment and devotion.
By mapping what makes up the body and sensory world, the verse supports Linga-worship as a practice of re-centering awareness from changing bodily aggregates to Shiva as the stable, auspicious reality—Saguna worship purifies the senses, and leads the devotee toward the realization of Shiva beyond sensory limitation.
A practical takeaway is sense-withdrawal and tattva-viveka during japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya): observe elements and senses as instruments, apply Tripuṇḍra-bhasma with remembrance of impermanence, and offer the senses inwardly to Shiva in meditation.