Shloka 48
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
प्रवेशयामि शब्दान्ते भूरोमिति च संवदेत् । द्वितीयम्पादमुच्चार्य्य सावित्रीमिति पूर्व्ववत्
praveśayāmi śabdānte bhūromiti ca saṃvadet | dvitīyampādamuccāryya sāvitrīmiti pūrvvavat
‘ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ਯਾਮਿ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ ਤੇ ‘ਓਂ ਭੂಃ’ ਵੀ ਉਚਾਰੋ। ਫਿਰ ਦੂਜਾ ਪਾਦ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਵਾਂਗ ‘ਸਾਵਿਤ੍ਰੀ’ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਯੋਗ ਕਰੋ।
Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed ritual procedure to the sages, as typical in Purāṇic instruction)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: (procedure) “praveśayāmi … oṃ bhūḥ”; then recite the second pāda of the Sāvitrī, and again declare “sāvitrī”.
Type: gayatri
FAQs
It teaches mantra-śuddhi and nyāsa: the practitioner ‘establishes’ the mantra with praṇava (Om) and vyāhṛti (bhūḥ), aligning speech and intention so worship becomes an inward yogic installation rather than mere recitation.
In Saguna Śiva worship (such as Liṅga-pūjā), correct mantra application—adding Om and the vyāhṛtis and proceeding pāda by pāda—sanctifies the act and makes the external ritual mirror the inner presence of Pati (Śiva) established in the heart.
A step-by-step mantra procedure: append ‘Om’ and ‘bhūḥ’ at the stated point, then recite the second quarter of the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) and apply it ‘as before’—i.e., in the same nyāsa/placement method previously described in the chapter.