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

座に堅く坐し、黙然（mounī）を守り、鹿皮（ajina）とクシャ草（kuśa）の上に布を敷く。心を堅固にした修行者は、ブラーフマ・ムフールタ（brāhma-muhūrta）よりガーヤトリー（Gāyatrī）をジャパとして誦すべし。

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.