Shloka 21
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
अतः परं प्रजुहुयाद्विरजाहोममात्मनः । षड्विंशतत्त्वरूपेस्मिन्देहे लीनस्य शुद्धये
ataḥ paraṃ prajuhuyādvirajāhomamātmanaḥ | ṣaḍviṃśatattvarūpesmindehe līnasya śuddhaye
அதன்பின் தன் சுயசுத்திக்காக விரஜா-ஹோமத்தை முறையாகச் செய்ய வேண்டும்; இருபத்தாறு தத்துவங்களால் ஆன இந்த உடலில் லயித்துள்ள ஜீவனின் சுத்திக்காக.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s yogic-ritual teaching as preserved in the Kailasa Samhita)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: विरजाहोम (virajā-homa) — आत्मशुद्ध्यर्थम्
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches that liberation-oriented purification requires more than external rites: the practitioner must cleanse identification with the body made of tattvas, so the soul (paśu) may turn toward Shiva (Pati) without the bonds (pāśa) of impurity.
Virajā-homa supports Saguna Shiva worship by purifying the worshipper’s inner instrument (antaḥkaraṇa) so Linga-upāsanā becomes steady and focused; the rite is meant to mature devotion into clarity that leads toward Shiva’s transcendent reality.
It directly recommends performing Virajā-homa as a purificatory rite, aligned with tattva-śuddhi—contemplating and offering away attachment to the body’s constituent principles while maintaining Shaiva discipline such as mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara) and inner recollection of Shiva.