Shloka 5
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
नैवेद्यमुत्तमं दद्यात्ताम्बूलादिमथापरम् । परितोष्य नमस्कृत्य निर्विघ्नम्प्रार्थयेत्ततः
naivedyamuttamaṃ dadyāttāmbūlādimathāparam | paritoṣya namaskṛtya nirvighnamprārthayettataḥ
उत्तम नैवेद्य अर्पित करे, फिर ताम्बूल आदि अन्य उपहार दे। प्रभु को संतुष्ट कर नमस्कार करके, तत्पश्चात् निर्विघ्नता की प्रार्थना करे।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: General: praying for nirvighnatā is a prerequisite for successful darśana/pūjā at any Śiva-kṣetra; the verse functions as a universal pilgrimage/pūjā instruction rather than a single sthala.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that outer offerings culminate in inner surrender: after pleasing Shiva through worship, the devotee seeks nirvighna—unobstructed practice—by depending on the Lord’s grace rather than ego-effort.
Naivedya and tāmbūla are standard upacāras in Saguna worship of Shiva, especially in Linga-pūjā; the verse frames these acts as devotion that pleases the manifest Lord, followed by a humble prayer for smooth completion of the rite.
Complete the pūjā with proper upacāras (naivedya, tāmbūla), then offer namaskāra and a focused prayer for nirvighna; this can be paired with silent japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while mentally surrendering obstacles to Shiva.