Shloka 18

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

साज्येन चरुणा पश्चादग्निं स्विष्टकृतं हुनेत् । पुनश्च प्रजपेत्सूक्तं रौद्रं ब्रह्माणि पञ्च च

Transliteration

sājyena caruṇā paścādagniṃ sviṣṭakṛtaṃ hunet | punaśca prajapetsūktaṃ raudraṃ brahmāṇi pañca ca

Translation

随后，应以拌入酥油的熟供食 caru 向火中奉献“善成供”（sviṣṭakṛt）之供。继而再诵《鲁陀罗颂》（Rudra-sūkta），并诵五部梵天真言（Brahma-mantra），使仪轨圆满，令主湿婆欢喜。

Word by Word

• साज्येन: with ghee (mixed)
• साज्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (आज्ययुक्तेन)

• चरुणा: with the oblation (caru)
• चरुणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (afterwards)

• अग्निम्: the fire
• अग्निम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्विष्टकृतम्: (as) the ‘sviṣṭakṛt’ (fire for the concluding offering)
• स्विष्टकृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्विष्टकृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्विष्टं करोति इति) विशेषणम् (अग्निम्)

• हुनेत्: should offer (into fire)
• हुनेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (again)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• प्रजपेत्: should recite/mutter
• प्रजपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सूक्तम्: a hymn
• सूक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रौद्रम्: Rudra-related
• रौद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (सूक्तम्)

• ब्रह्माणि: Brahman-formulas / sacred texts
• ब्रह्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (अव्यय/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; (ब्रह्माणि) विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: रौद्रं सूक्तं (Rudra-sūkta) तथा पञ्च ब्रह्माणि (pañca-brahma-mantrāḥ)

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-worship is completed through both outer ritual (homa with ghee and caru) and inner discipline (japa of the Rudra-sūkta), aligning action and mantra so the offering becomes spiritually ‘well-performed’ (sviṣṭa) and fit to lead the devotee toward Śiva’s grace.

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

The verse supports Saguna Śiva-upāsanā: honoring Rudra/Śiva through prescribed offerings and Vedic-style recitation. Such rites commonly accompany Liṅga-pūjā, where external worship is sealed by concluding oblations and mantra-recitation dedicated to Śiva’s manifest, compassionate form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a concluding sviṣṭakṛt homa offering with ghee-mixed caru, then do japa/recitation of the Rudra-sūkta along with five Brahma-mantras—emphasizing disciplined mantra practice alongside the fire-offering.