Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
आस्तां दूरेस्य कर्मान्यच्छिवनिर्माल्यलंघकः । प्रत्यक्षतोऽत्र वीक्षध्वमस्पृश्योऽयं भवादृशाम्
āstāṃ dūresya karmānyacchivanirmālyalaṃghakaḥ | pratyakṣato'tra vīkṣadhvamaspṛśyo'yaṃ bhavādṛśām
دعوا سائر أفعاله جانبًا بعيدًا. إن هذا الرجل قد تعدّى على النِّرماليا، بقايا القُربان المقدَّسة المُهداة إلى شِيفا؛ فانظروا إليه هنا عيانًا—فهو عند أمثالكم نجسٌ لا يُمَسّ.
Brahma (narrating within the Srishti Khanda context)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that devotion is not merely inner feeling but also reverent conduct: what has been offered to Śiva becomes sacred, and contempt toward it is a serious lapse that brings ritual and moral impurity.
In Liṅga/Saguṇa worship, offerings (flowers, bilva, garlands) consecrated by contact with Śiva are treated as Śiva-prasāda; violating or trampling such nirmālya is viewed as disrespect to the manifest presence of Śiva in worship.
Maintain śauca (purity) in Śiva-pūjā: receive Śiva-prasāda and nirmālya respectfully, avoid stepping over or discarding it carelessly, and reinforce devotion through mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”