Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा च तदा देवी स्वपुत्रं तं महेश्वरो । नानावस्तुभिरुत्कृष्टं पुनरप्यर्चयत्तथा
brahmovāca | ityuktvā ca tadā devī svaputraṃ taṃ maheśvaro | nānāvastubhirutkṛṣṭaṃ punarapyarcayattathā
ব্ৰহ্মাই ক’লে—এইদৰে কৈ দেৱীয়ে তেতিয়া নিজৰ পুত্ৰক (সম্বোধন কৰিলে); আৰু মহেশ্বৰোও তদ্ৰূপ বহু উৎকৃষ্ট বস্তুৰে সেই শ্ৰেষ্ঠ বালকক পুনৰ অর্চনা কৰিলে।
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Depicts the divine household (Śiva-Umā and their son) and the paradigm that even the highest gods honor the worthy with pūjā—modeling dharma and sustaining cosmic order (sthiti).
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed through reverent worship: even the Supreme Lord (Mahādeva) models honoring the divine presence as it appears within the sacred family, teaching humility and devotion as a purifier of the heart.
The verse emphasizes Saguna-upāsanā—worship through forms and offerings. Just as devotees offer many items to Śiva in liṅga-pūjā, here Mahādeva himself performs honoring with excellent offerings, affirming the value of ritual devotion as a doorway to grace.
It suggests pūjā with multiple upacāras (offerings). As a takeaway, one may perform simple Shiva worship—offering water, flowers, and mantra-japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a devotional attitude.