Shloka 65

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

एवं विलाप्य गायत्रीं प्रणवे शिववाचके । अहं वृक्षस्य रेरिवेत्यनुवाकं जपेत्पुनः

Transliteration

evaṃ vilāpya gāyatrīṃ praṇave śivavācake | ahaṃ vṛkṣasya rerivetyanuvākaṃ japetpunaḥ

Translation

Так, слив Гаятри с Пранавою — «Ом», самим звучанием, означающим Шиву, — следует вновь повторять в джапе ведийский анувака, начинающийся словами «ahaṃ vṛkṣasya rerive…».

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• विलाप्य: having lamented/recited plaintively
• विलाप्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; ‘having lamented/recited plaintively’

• गायत्रीम्: the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• गायत्रीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative); एकवचन

• प्रणवे: in/with the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative); एकवचन

• शिव-वाचके: denoting Śiva
• शिव-वाचके: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + vācaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘शिवस्य वाचकः’); पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुषार्थक; प्रथमा (Nominative); एकवचन

• वृक्षस्य: of the tree
• वृक्षस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive); एकवचन

• रेरिवेत्: may (it) move/shake/sound (Vedic phrase)
• रेरिवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; वैदिक-रूप ‘रेरिवेत्’ (intensive/iterative nuance)

• इति: thus/“…”
• इति: Vacanaprayoga (उद्धरणचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• अनुवाकम्: the anuvāka (Vedic section)
• अनुवाकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anuvāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of repetition)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana’s Kailasa teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: praṇava (Oṃ) explicitly; and the cited Vedic incipit: “ahaṃ vṛkṣasya rerive …” (anuvāka).

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-yoga in a Shaiva frame: the Praṇava (Om) is treated as Śiva-vācaka, and other sacred recitations are to be internalized into Om, then repeated—showing disciplined japa as a means to steady the mind and orient it to Pati (Śiva).

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

In Linga/Saguna worship, sound (mantra) is a primary upacāra. By centering Gāyatrī and Vedic anuvākas in the Praṇava identified with Śiva, the devotee performs inner worship (mānasa-pūjā) that supports external Linga-pūjā and leads toward recognizing Śiva as the indwelling Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A japa-sequence: (1) contemplate and ‘merge’ Gāyatrī into Om (Praṇava), (2) repeat Om as Śiva’s designation, and (3) again chant the specified Vedic anuvāka (“ahaṃ vṛkṣasya rerive…”), maintaining focused repetition as a meditative discipline.