Shloka 43

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

सं मां सिञ्चन्तु मरुत इति मन्त्रञ्जपेन्नरः । याते अग्न इत्यनेन मन्त्रेणाग्नौ प्रताप्य च

Transliteration

saṃ māṃ siñcantu maruta iti mantrañjapennaraḥ | yāte agna ityanena mantreṇāgnau pratāpya ca

Translation

行者应诵念真言：“愿诸摩鲁特善洒于我”，继而以真言“噢，阿耆尼，为汝……”亦当在圣火中加热之。

Word by Word

• sam: together; wholly (mantric particle)
• sam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; upasarga-like particle used in mantra (सम्)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• siñcantu: let them sprinkle; may they pour
• siñcantu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sic (सिच् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural

• marutaḥ: the Maruts (wind-gods)
• marutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marut (मरुत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotation marker (इति)

• mantram: the mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म/object of japet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• japet: should mutter/recite
• japet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (जप् धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• naraḥ: a man; practitioner
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of japet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yāte: (in the mantra) ‘for you/that to you’
• yāte: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/mantric address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāte (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: Mantra-pada; treated as indeclinable vocative-like form in Ṛgvedic phrase ‘yā te’ (याते)

• agne: O Agni
• agne: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotation marker

• anena: by this
• anena: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• mantreṇa: with the mantra
• mantreṇa: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• agnau: in the fire
• agnau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• pratāpya: having heated; having kindled
• pratāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + √tap (तप् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (कृत्: ल्यप्/त्वा-प्रत्यय), indeclinable; expresses prior action

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: “saṃ māṃ siñcantu marutaḥ …” / “yā te agna …” (quoted as Vedic mantra-incits)

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Maruts
• Agni

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-guided purification: invoking cosmic forces (Maruts) for cleansing and Agni for sanctifying through heat—preparing the practitioner for disciplined Shaiva worship.

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

Such preparatory rites purify the body and offerings before approaching Saguna Shiva in Linga worship, aligning the external act with inner śuddhi (purity) and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Japa of the stated mantras along with Agni-samskāra—heating/sanctifying in fire—indicating a purification step performed before formal worship or offering.