Shloka 72

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

प्राच्यां दिश्यप उद्धृत्य प्रक्षिपेदजलिं ततः । शिखां यज्ञोपवीतं च यत्रोत्पाट्य च पाणिना

Transliteration

prācyāṃ diśyapa uddhṛtya prakṣipedajaliṃ tataḥ | śikhāṃ yajñopavītaṃ ca yatrotpāṭya ca pāṇinā

Translation

起ち上がり東方に面して、まず恭しく一掬の水を捧げよ。ついで自らの手にて、いかなる場所にあろうとも、頂髻（シカー）と聖紐（ヤジュニョーパヴィータ）を取り外し（捨て）、シヴァへと心を向ける内なる離欲のしるしとせよ。

Word by Word

• प्राच्याम्: in the east
• प्राच्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Feminine, Locative, Singular

• दिशि: in the direction
• दिशि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अपः: waters
• अपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्/अपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अप्-शब्दः बहुवचनप्रायः), द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• उद्धृत्य: having drawn up
• उद्धृत्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाले — having lifted/drawn up

• प्रक्षिपेत्: should throw/cast
• प्रक्षिपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Optative, 3rd person, Singular

• अजलिम्: a handful (añjali)
• अजलिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/देश-निर्देश-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• शिखाम्: topknot/tuft
• शिखाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• यज्ञ-उपवीतम्: sacred thread
• यज्ञ-उपवीतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + उपवीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य उपवीतम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• उत्पाट्य: having torn out
• उत्पाट्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-पट्/पट् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाले — having torn out/uprooted

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पाणिना: with the hand
• पाणिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed observances to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse teaches that true approach to Śiva requires inner renunciation: external identities and ritual status-symbols are set aside so the seeker stands before Pati (Śiva) with humility, purity, and detachment.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Before Linga-worship, the devotee performs acts of purification and surrender—offering water and relinquishing worldly/ritual self-identifications—so the worship becomes an act of wholehearted refuge in Saguna Śiva, leading toward realization of His transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It indicates a preparatory rite: face east, offer water with añjali as a gesture of reverence, and cultivate vairāgya (detachment). Practically, this pairs well with mental japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while letting go of ego and external markers.