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Shloka 91

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

ततस्तेनैव शिष्येण श्रवणाद्यंगपूर्व्वकम् । प्रभातिकाद्यनुष्ठानं जपान्ते कारयेद्गुरुः

tatastenaiva śiṣyeṇa śravaṇādyaṃgapūrvvakam | prabhātikādyanuṣṭhānaṃ japānte kārayedguruḥ

Rồi chính Guru khiến người đệ tử ấy thực hành các nghi lễ buổi sớm và những pháp hành liên hệ, trước hết phải có các trợ hạnh bắt đầu từ việc lắng nghe chuyên chú; và đến cuối cùng, hoàn mãn bằng việc trì tụng thần chú (japa).

ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Context)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence
तेनby him
तेन:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun referring to ‘by him/with him’
एवindeed/only
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) for emphasis
शिष्येणby the disciple
शिष्येण:
Karaṇa (करण/Agent-instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootśiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
श्रवणfrom/starting with listening
श्रवण:
Hetu (हेतु/Basis)
TypeNoun
Rootśravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन) as first member in -आदि compound
आदिand so on
आदि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Enumeration)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootādi (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
FormAvyaya-like usage meaning ‘etc., beginning with’ (आदिशब्दः)
अङ्गwith auxiliaries/limbs
अङ्ग:
Karaṇa (करण/Means)
TypeNoun
Rootaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन) in compound sense ‘with limbs/auxiliaries’
पूर्वकम्preceded by
पूर्वकम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootpūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial adjective meaning ‘preceded by/with as a prerequisite’ qualifying (अनुष्ठानम्)
प्रभातिकfrom morning (rites)
प्रभातिक:
Hetu (हेतु/Basis)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhātika (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन) as first member in -आदि compound
आदिetc.
आदि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Enumeration)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootādi (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
FormAvyaya-like ‘etc., beginning with’
अनुष्ठानम्observance/ritual performance
अनुष्ठानम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootanuṣṭhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
जपान्तेat the end of japa
जपान्ते:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-time)
TypeNoun
Rootjapa + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCompound (समास): षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘जपस्य अन्तः’; Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
कारयेत्should cause (to be done)
कारयेत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (कृ धातु) [causative/णिच्: कारय]
FormCausative (णिच्), Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada
गुरुःthe guru
गुरुः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootguru (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Suta Goswami

Tattva Level: pashu

S
Shiva

FAQs

It establishes the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on disciplined sādhana under the Guru: hearing and assimilating instruction first, then performing daily observances, and sealing the practice with mantra-japa that turns action into Shiva-centered contemplation.

The verse frames worship as a guided routine: the disciple learns (śravaṇa) the right method and then performs regulated observances that typically culminate in japa—often of the Panchākṣarī—supporting Saguna Shiva devotion (including Linga-upāsanā) while purifying the mind toward realization.

A structured morning sādhana taught by the Guru—beginning with attentive listening to instructions and proceeding through prescribed observances—ending with mantra-japa (commonly the Shaiva mantra practice such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya).