Shloka 94

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

वरं प्राणपरित्यागश्छेदनं शिरसोऽपि मे । न त्वनभ्यर्च्य भुञ्जीयां भगवन्तं त्रिलोचनम्

Transliteration

varaṃ prāṇaparityāgaśchedanaṃ śiraso'pi me | na tvanabhyarcya bhuñjīyāṃ bhagavantaṃ trilocanam

Translation

माझ्यासाठी प्राणत्याग—अगदी शिरच्छेदनही—श्रेष्ठ आहे; पण भगवान त्रिलोचन शिव यांची अर्चना न करता मी भोजन करणार नाही।

Word by Word

• varam: better
• varam: Viseshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• prāṇaparityāgaḥ: giving up of life
• prāṇaparityāgaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa-parityāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• chedanam: cutting
• chedanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chedana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• śirasaḥ: of the head
• śirasaḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• api: even
• api: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• me: of me
• me: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• na: not
• na: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation

• tu: but
• tu: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• anabhyarcya: without worshipping
• anabhyarcya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: na-abhi-arc (धातु)
• Form: Lyap (Gerund) with negation

• bhuñjīyām: I should eat
• bhuñjīyām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: Vidhilin (Potential), Atmanepada, 1st Person, Singular

• bhagavantam: the Lord
• bhagavantam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• trilocanam: the three-eyed one
• trilocanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri-locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speaker

A devoted Shiva-bhakta speaking within the Kailasa Samhita narrative (devotee’s vow of precedence of worship before enjoyment)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models niyama-bhakti: enjoyment (bhoga) is subordinated to prior worship; this discipline is treated as a direct conduit for Śiva’s grace and purification of the bound soul (paśu).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that for a Shaiva devotee, honoring Pati (Lord Śiva) must precede all personal enjoyment; life itself is secondary to unwavering bhakti and reverence.

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

By insisting on worship before eating, the verse affirms daily Saguna upāsanā—such as offering to Śiva in the Liṅga—so that ordinary acts become sanctified through devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain a ‘pūjā-first’ discipline: perform Śiva-arcana (water, bilva, mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) before meals, treating the act as naivedya and remembrance of Trilocana.