Shloka 83

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

ततो गुरुस्समादाय विरजानलजं सितम् । भस्म तेनैव तं शिष्यमग्निरित्यादिभिः क्रमात्

Transliteration

tato gurussamādāya virajānalajaṃ sitam | bhasma tenaiva taṃ śiṣyamagnirityādibhiḥ kramāt

Translation

Rồi bậc Guru cầm lấy tro thiêng tinh khiết, trắng trong, sinh từ ngọn lửa Virajā; chính với tro ấy, Ngài lần lượt gia trì và thánh hóa cho đệ tử, đồng thời tụng các thần chú theo thứ tự, bắt đầu bằng “Agni…”.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (thereafter)

• गुरुः: the teacher
• गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समादाय: having taken
• समादाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-दा (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive) — ‘having taken up’

• विरजानलजम्: born from smokeless fire
• विरजानलजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरज-अनल-ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘विरजस्य अनलस्य जातम्’ = ‘born from the smokeless fire’

• सितम्: white
• सितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘white’

• भस्म: ash
• भस्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तेन: with that
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘by/with that’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शिष्यम्: disciple
• शिष्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अग्निः: “Agni”
• अग्निः: Instrument of mantra/Utterance content (उच्चारण-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; मन्त्रपद (as in ‘agnir iti…’)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Quotation marker (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय

• आदिभिः: with (words) beginning with…
• आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘with etcetera (and the rest)’

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (adverbial use of ablative); पञ्चमी-एकवचनार्थे — ‘in order/step by step’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsasaṃhitā teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru
• Disciple
• Agni

FAQs

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

The verse presents Bhasma as a purifier and identity-mark of the Shaiva path: the Guru transmits Shiva-oriented discipline through ordered mantra and sacred ash, directing the disciple from impurity (pāśa) toward Shiva’s grace (pati-anugraha) and liberation.

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

Bhasma and mantra are external supports for Saguna Shiva worship—preparing the practitioner’s body-mind as a fit vessel for Linga-upāsanā; the ordered rite aligns the disciple’s conduct and remembrance with Shiva as the indwelling Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests receiving Bhasma from a competent Guru and applying it in a prescribed sequence (kramāt), accompanied by Vedic-style mantras beginning with “Agni…”, which supports purification, steadiness in japa, and disciplined Shaiva observance.