Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः
Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva
शृङ्गारहारपुष्पैस्तु वर्द्धते सुख सम्पदा । ऋतुजातानि पुष्पाणि मुक्तिदानि न संशयः
śṛṅgārahārapuṣpaistu varddhate sukha sampadā | ṛtujātāni puṣpāṇi muktidāni na saṃśayaḥ
সুগন্ধি আৰু শোভাময় ফুল-হাৰ অৰ্পণ কৰিলে সুখ-সম্পদ বৃদ্ধি পায়; আৰু ঋতু অনুসাৰে জন্মা ফুল পূজাত নিবেদন কৰিলে মুক্তি দিয়ে—ইয়াত সন্দেহ নাই।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere, orderly devotion—symbolized by offering pure, seasonal flowers—brings both worldly well-being and, ultimately, Shiva’s grace leading to moksha.
Seasonal flowers and garlands are classic upacāras in Saguna Shiva worship, especially in Linga-puja; the verse affirms that such tangible offerings, when done with purity and rightness, become a means for receiving Shiva’s liberating grace.
Perform Shiva puja with fresh, seasonally appropriate flowers and a garland, offering them with mantra-bhāva (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a mind oriented to purity and surrender.