Shloka 83

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

ततो गुरुस्समादाय विरजानलजं सितम् । भस्म तेनैव तं शिष्यमग्निरित्यादिभिः क्रमात्

Transliteration

tato gurussamādāya virajānalajaṃ sitam | bhasma tenaiva taṃ śiṣyamagnirityādibhiḥ kramāt

Translation

ನಂತರ ಗುರುವು ವಿರಜಾ ಅಗ್ನಿಯಿಂದ ಜನಿಸಿದ ಶುದ್ಧ ಶ್ವೇತ ಭಸ್ಮವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು, ಅದೇ ಭಸ್ಮದಿಂದ ‘ಅಗ್ನಿ…’ ಮೊದಲಾದ ನಿಯತ ಮಂತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಜಪಿಸುತ್ತ ಶಿಷ್ಯನಿಗೆ ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕ ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ ಮಾಡಿದರು.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (thereafter)

• गुरुः: the teacher
• गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समादाय: having taken
• समादाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-दा (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive) — ‘having taken up’

• विरजानलजम्: born from smokeless fire
• विरजानलजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरज-अनल-ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘विरजस्य अनलस्य जातम्’ = ‘born from the smokeless fire’

• सितम्: white
• सितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘white’

• भस्म: ash
• भस्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तेन: with that
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘by/with that’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शिष्यम्: disciple
• शिष्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अग्निः: “Agni”
• अग्निः: Instrument of mantra/Utterance content (उच्चारण-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; मन्त्रपद (as in ‘agnir iti…’)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Quotation marker (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय

• आदिभिः: with (words) beginning with…
• आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘with etcetera (and the rest)’

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (adverbial use of ablative); पञ्चमी-एकवचनार्थे — ‘in order/step by step’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsasaṃhitā teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights guru-mediated transmission: the disciple is sanctified through bhasma and mantra, mirroring tīrtha-like purification through initiation and right conduct.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: “agni…” (opening of prescribed mantras; exact pada not fully quoted in the verse)

Type: rudram

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Virajā fire signifies ‘stainless’ (nir-mala) tejas—ritualized purity transforming the embodied condition.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru
• Disciple
• Agni

FAQs

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

The verse presents Bhasma as a purifier and identity-mark of the Shaiva path: the Guru transmits Shiva-oriented discipline through ordered mantra and sacred ash, directing the disciple from impurity (pāśa) toward Shiva’s grace (pati-anugraha) and liberation.

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

Bhasma and mantra are external supports for Saguna Shiva worship—preparing the practitioner’s body-mind as a fit vessel for Linga-upāsanā; the ordered rite aligns the disciple’s conduct and remembrance with Shiva as the indwelling Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests receiving Bhasma from a competent Guru and applying it in a prescribed sequence (kramāt), accompanied by Vedic-style mantras beginning with “Agni…”, which supports purification, steadiness in japa, and disciplined Shaiva observance.