Shiva Purana — Kailasa Samhita, Shloka 44
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
हस्तमग्नौ समारोप्य स्वात्मन्यद्वैतधामनि । प्राभातिकीं ततः सन्ध्यामुपास्यादित्यमप्यथ
hastamagnau samāropya svātmanyadvaitadhāmani | prābhātikīṃ tataḥ sandhyāmupāsyādityamapyatha
अपने हाथों को पवित्र अग्नि पर रखकर, अपने आत्मा—अद्वैत धाम—में चित्त को स्थिर करे। फिर प्रातः-संध्या का उपासन करे और तत्पश्चात् आदित्य (सूर्य) की भी श्रद्धापूर्वक पूजा करे।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: gayatri
Role: teaching
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that outer daily rites (Sandhyā, Agni and Sūrya worship) become spiritually fruitful when anchored in inner realization—abidance in the Self described as the non-dual abode—aligning disciplined practice with liberation-oriented awareness.
In Shaiva understanding, orderly Vedic worship supports purity and steadiness of mind; such steadiness matures into devotion and contemplation that can culminate in Linga worship (Saguna) and, ultimately, recognition of Shiva as the inner Self beyond duality (Nirguna/Advaita-dhāman).
Perform the morning Sandhyā with reverence—beginning with honoring Agni and then worshipping the Sun—while simultaneously practicing inward meditation by resting awareness in the Self as the non-dual ground.