Shloka 3

अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā

Devanagari script

समिदग्रौ व्रताद्यं च विशेषयजनादिकम् । प्रथमाश्रमिणामेवं यावदौपासनं द्विजाः

Transliteration

samidagrau vratādyaṃ ca viśeṣayajanādikam | prathamāśramiṇāmevaṃ yāvadaupāsanaṃ dvijāḥ

Translation

اے دِوِجوں! پہلے آشرم (برہماچریہ) والوں کے لیے آگ میں سمِدھا کی آہوتی، ورت وغیرہ کے ضابطے، اور خاص یَجَن کے اعمال—بس یہی ان کی مقررہ اوپاسنا (روزانہ عبادت) ہے۔

Word by Word

• समिदग्रौ: at the kindling rite / at the fuel-stick (ceremony)
• समिदग्रौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samit + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (समित्-अग्र = ‘at the front/at the time of fuel-stick (rite)’)

• व्रताद्यम्: vows and the like
• व्रताद्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (vrata-ādi = ‘vows etc.’)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विशेषयजनादिकम्: special sacrifices and the like
• विशेषयजनादिकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa + yajana + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (viśeṣa-yajana-ādi = ‘special sacrifices etc.’)

• प्रथमाश्रमिणाम्: of those in the first āśrama (brahmacarya)
• प्रथमाश्रमिणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prathama + āśramin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (prathama-āśramin = ‘one in the first āśrama’)

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• एवम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• यावत्: up to/as long as
• यावत्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक अव्यय (limit/extent marker: ‘up to/as long as’)

• औपासनम्: the (daily) domestic fire-worship/aupāsana rite
• औपासनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aupāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (सम्बोधनार्थेऽपि प्रयोगः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights regulated daily aupāsana and vrata as stabilizing disciplines—‘sthiti’ at the level of the aspirant’s conduct.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined daily practice—vows, purity, and sacred-fire offerings—forms the foundational purification (saṃskāra) that readies a seeker for mature devotion and knowledge of Shiva as Pati (the Lord).

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

By establishing brahmacarya duties and aupāsana as preparatory worship, the verse frames ritual discipline as a stepping-stone toward focused Shaiva upāsanā, where Saguna Shiva—often approached through the Linga—is worshipped with steadiness and inner purity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular aupāsana (daily sacred-fire worship) with samit offerings, along with vrata (vow-based discipline). While Rudraksha/Bhasma are not named here, the emphasis is on regulated daily worship and self-restraint as the core practice.