Shloka 47
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
अथाग्निमात्मन्यारोप्य ब्राह्मणः प्रव्रजेद्गृहात् । सावित्रीप्रथमं पादं सावित्रीमित्युदीर्य च
athāgnimātmanyāropya brāhmaṇaḥ pravrajedgṛhāt | sāvitrīprathamaṃ pādaṃ sāvitrīmityudīrya ca
Bấy giờ, sau khi nội lập ngọn lửa thiêng trong chính mình, vị brāhmaṇa nên rời nhà mà xuất gia, tụng phần thứ nhất của Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) và cũng xướng lời “Sāvitrī” như một tuyên ngôn tịnh hóa.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Kailasha Samhita discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It teaches that true renunciation is inward: the external sacrificial fire is gathered into the self (inner discipline and awareness), and the seeker departs household identity toward liberation—aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on purification and turning the mind toward Pati (Shiva).
By internalizing Agni and stabilizing mantra-recitation, the practitioner shifts from outer rites to inner worship—supporting Saguna Shiva worship as disciplined upasana that matures into deeper contemplation, where Shiva is realized as the indwelling Lord beyond ritual dependence.
A pravrajya-oriented practice: mentally ‘install’ the sacred fire within (inner tapas) and recite the first pāda of the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) with a deliberate utterance of “Sāvitrī,” as a mantra-sankalpa that steadies the mind for renunciant life.