Shloka 2
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
सुब्रह्मण्य उवाच । अथ मध्याह्नसमये स्नात्वा नियतमानसः । गन्धपुष्पाक्षतादीनि पूजाद्रव्याण्युपाहरेत । नैरृत्ये पूजयेद्देवं विघ्रेशं देवपूजितम् । गणानां त्वेति मन्त्रेणावाहयेत्सुविधानतः
subrahmaṇya uvāca | atha madhyāhnasamaye snātvā niyatamānasaḥ | gandhapuṣpākṣatādīni pūjādravyāṇyupāhareta | nairṛtye pūjayeddevaṃ vighreśaṃ devapūjitam | gaṇānāṃ tveti mantreṇāvāhayetsuvidhānataḥ
Subrahmaṇya berkata: Kemudian, pada waktu tengah hari, setelah mandi dan mengekang minda, bawalah bahan-bahan pemujaan—wangian, bunga, akṣata (beras tidak pecah) dan sebagainya. Di arah barat daya hendaklah dipuja Dewa Vighneśa, yang dihormati bahkan oleh para dewa. Dengan mantra yang bermula “(Engkau) milik para Gaṇa…”, undanglah Baginda dengan tertib menurut upacara yang wajar.
Subrahmaṇya (Kārttikeya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Mantra: gaṇānāṃ tvā… (mantra beginning indicated; full text not quoted in the verse)
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
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It teaches that Śaiva worship begins with inner and outer purification—bathing, mental restraint, and orderly preparation—so the devotee becomes fit (adhikārī) to receive Śiva’s grace without distraction or obstruction.
Before approaching Saguna Śiva in pūjā (including liṅga worship), the tradition honors Vighneśa—chief among Śiva’s Gaṇas—so obstacles to devotion and ritual correctness are pacified, allowing the main Śiva-upāsanā to proceed steadily.
Perform midday स्नान, gather standard pūjā items (gandha, puṣpa, akṣata), and invoke/worship Vighneśa in the south‑west using the “gaṇānāṃ tva…” mantra, maintaining a collected, restrained mind throughout.