Shloka 20
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
तत्तद्देवान्समुद्दिश्य सांगं कुर्य्याद्विचक्षणः । एवमग्निमुखाद्यं यत्कर्मतन्त्रम्प्रवर्त्तितम्
tattaddevānsamuddiśya sāṃgaṃ kuryyādvicakṣaṇaḥ | evamagnimukhādyaṃ yatkarmatantrampravarttitam
それぞれの神々をしかるべく招請したのち、識見ある行者は定められた補助作法をすべて伴って儀礼を修すべきである。かくして、聖なる火への供物に始まる一切の祭式体系が、規定の次第として動き出す。
Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed Shaiva ritual procedure to the sages)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It teaches that worship becomes spiritually effective when done as a complete discipline—invoking the appropriate divine powers and performing the rite with all its prescribed aṅgas—so the practitioner’s karma is purified and oriented toward Shiva’s grace.
Though the verse speaks generally of ritual procedure, it supports Saguna Shiva worship by emphasizing orderly, complete performance—invocation, offerings (including fire rites), and auxiliaries—through which the devotee approaches Shiva in a consecrated, rule-guided way.
Perform the worship sāṅga—i.e., with complete components such as proper sankalpa, mantra-recitation (including Panchakshara where applicable), offerings, and homa beginning with Agni—rather than incomplete or casual ritual.