Shloka 17
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
परस्तात्तंत्रमग्नये स्वाहेत्यग्निमुखावधि । निर्वर्त्य पश्चात्प्राणाय स्वाहेत्यारभ्य पञ्चभिः
parastāttaṃtramagnaye svāhetyagnimukhāvadhi | nirvartya paścātprāṇāya svāhetyārabhya pañcabhiḥ
Pagkatapos nito, dapat niyang tapusin ang itinakdang ritwal sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalay (ng oblasyon) sa Apoy sa pagbigkas ng “svāhā,” hanggang sa punto kung saan ang ritwal ng Apoy ay natapos na. Pagkatapos, matapos itong magawa nang wasto, dapat niyang simulan ang (kasunod na) mga alay na may “svāhā” na nakatuon sa Prāṇa, na isinasagawa ang mga ito sa pangkat na lima.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Procedural continuation: offerings to Agni concluding the agni-mukha segment, followed by a fivefold offering sequence to Prāṇa. Not a Jyotirliṅga episode.
Significance: Highlights prāṇa-śuddhi and life-force harmonization as part of Śaiva ritual discipline; in Siddhānta, regulated kriyā supports inner steadiness, making the paśu fit for Śiva’s anugraha.
Mantra: … agnaye svāhā … prāṇāya svāhā (as indicated)
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It links outer worship (homa offered into Agni) with inner worship (addressing Prāṇa), showing that Śiva-sādhana integrates ritual purity and the refinement of life-breath, leading the devotee toward steadiness and liberation.
In Śaiva ritual, offerings into Agni and subsequent prāṇa-invocations support focused devotion to Saguna Śiva (often centered on the Liṅga), making the mind fit to contemplate Śiva’s presence as both immanent (worshiped) and transcendent (realized).
It suggests completing the fire-offering with “svāhā,” then performing a fivefold prāṇa-related offering/invocation—commonly understood as a disciplined prāṇa practice aligned with the five vital airs (pañca-prāṇa) as part of Śaiva worship.