Shloka 45

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

उपस्थाय प्रविश्याप्सु नाभिदघ्नं प्रवेशयन् । तन्मन्त्रान्प्रजपेत्प्रीत्या निश्चलात्मा समुत्सुकः

Transliteration

upasthāya praviśyāpsu nābhidaghnaṃ praveśayan | tanmantrānprajapetprītyā niścalātmā samutsukaḥ

Translation

വിധിപൂർവ്വം വന്ദിച്ച് ജലത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ച് നാഭിവരെ ഇറങ്ങണം. തുടർന്ന് അചഞ്ചലമായ മനസ്സോടെ, ഉത്സാഹഭക്തിയോടെ, അതേ മന്ത്രം സ്നേഹത്തോടെ ജപിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• उपस्थाय: having approached / having attended
• उपस्थाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; धातु: स्था, उपसर्ग: उप

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; धातु: विश्, उपसर्ग: प्र

• अप्सु: in the waters
• अप्सु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नाभि-दघ्नम्: (water) up to the navel
• नाभि-दघ्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + दघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: नाभेः दघ्नम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रवेशयन्: causing to enter / immersing
• प्रवेशयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); धातु: विश्, उपसर्ग: प्र; परस्मैपदी

• तत्-मन्त्रान्: those mantras
• तत्-मन्त्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: तस्य मन्त्राः); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रजपेत्: should recite (mutter)
• प्रजपेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदी; धातु: जप्, उपसर्ग: प्र

• प्रीत्या: with devotion / lovingly
• प्रीत्या: Karaṇa (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• निश्चल-आत्मा: one whose mind/self is steady
• निश्चल-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (निश्चलः आत्मा यस्य/निश्चल आत्मा); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• समुत्सुकः: eager
• समुत्सुकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Bathing (snāna) with mantra-japa is framed as a śuddhi and adhikāra-building act for Śiva-upāsanā; pilgrimage-style merit is implied though no specific kṣetra is named.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that purification and inner steadiness must support mantra-japa: entering water symbolizes cleansing of mala (impurity), while “niścalātmā” emphasizes focused awareness directed to Pati (Śiva) with devotion.

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

The verse frames mantra-japa as a preparatory rite that refines the worshipper before approaching Saguna Śiva (such as the Liṅga) by cultivating purity, bhakti, and one-pointedness—key supports for effective pūjā and contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A water-based purification (standing navel-deep) followed by loving mantra repetition with a steady mind—an applied blend of ācamana-like cleansing, japa, and dhyāna suitable for Śaiva sādhanā.