Shloka 5

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

नैवेद्यमुत्तमं दद्यात्ताम्बूलादिमथापरम् । परितोष्य नमस्कृत्य निर्विघ्नम्प्रार्थयेत्ततः

Transliteration

naivedyamuttamaṃ dadyāttāmbūlādimathāparam | paritoṣya namaskṛtya nirvighnamprārthayettataḥ

Translation

ಉತ್ತಮ ನೈವೇದ್ಯವನ್ನು ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿ, ನಂತರ ತಾಂಬೂಲ ಮೊದಲಾದ ಇತರ ಅರ್ಪಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಬೇಕು. ಪ್ರಭುವನ್ನು ಸಂತೋಷಪಡಿಸಿ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸಿ, ಬಳಿಕ ನಿರ್ವಿಘ್ನವಾಗಿ ನಡೆಯಲೆಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸಬೇಕು।

Word by Word

• naivedyam: food offering (naivedya)
• naivedyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• uttamam: excellent; best
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying naivedyam

• dadyāt: should offer
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धाातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tāmbūla-ādim: betel and the like
• tāmbūla-ādim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāmbūla + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); 'tāmbūla etc.'

• atha: then; and next
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अनन्तरार्थक/प्रारम्भक अव्यय)

• aparam: another; additional
• aparam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying implied 'naivedyam/dravya'

• paritoṣya: having pleased
• paritoṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√tuṣ (तुष् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having pleased/satisfied'

• namaskṛtya: having bowed
• namaskṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: namas-√kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having saluted'

• nirvighnam: freedom from obstacles
• nirvighnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirvighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used as object of prārthayet

• prārthayet: should pray/request
• prārthayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√arth (अर्थ् धातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

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.

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

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.

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

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.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

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.