Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
ततो देवगणाश्चैव गीत वाद्यं च नृत्यकम् । मुदा ते कारयामासुस्तथैवप्सरसां गणाः
tato devagaṇāścaiva gīta vādyaṃ ca nṛtyakam | mudā te kārayāmāsustathaivapsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
তাৰপিছত দেবগণে আনন্দে গীত, বাদ্য আৰু নৃত্য আৰম্ভ কৰিলে; তেনেদৰে অপ্সৰাসকলৰ দলেও সেই উৎসৱ জাগ্ৰত কৰিলে।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Significance: Depicts divine celebration as a sign of restored cosmic order after Śiva’s benediction; for pilgrims, such descriptions validate utsava (festival) as a sacred extension of worship.
Offering: pushpa
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It portrays sacred joy expressed through gīta (devotional song), vādya (music), and nṛtya (dance) as a natural response to divine presence and grace—an outward sign of inner ānanda that supports bhakti and remembrance of Śiva.
Such celebratory worship aligns with Saguna upāsanā—honoring Śiva in manifest form through sound and rhythm (kīrtana, stotra, and pūjā accompaniments), which steadies attention and devotion toward the Lord’s auspicious form and līlā.
Devotional kīrtana with instruments and rhythmic recitation can be adopted alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and, where appropriate, pūjā with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—turning celebration into disciplined worship.