Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः
Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva
एतैश्च लक्षसंख्याकैः पूजितश्चेद्भवेच्छिवः । पापहानिस्तथा विप्र लक्ष्मीस्स्यान्नात्र संशयः
etaiśca lakṣasaṃkhyākaiḥ pūjitaścedbhavecchivaḥ | pāpahānistathā vipra lakṣmīssyānnātra saṃśayaḥ
হে বিপ্ৰ! এই দ্ৰব্যসমূহে লক্ষসংখ্যাত শ্ৰীশিৱক পূজা কৰিলে পাপ নাশ হয় আৰু লক্ষ্মী নিশ্চয়েই লাভ হয়—ইয়াত সন্দেহ নাই।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse presents a Shaiva principle of sādhana: sustained, high-count devotion to Pati (Śiva) purifies the pashu (individual soul) by burning pāpa and establishing auspiciousness, indicating inner cleansing alongside outer prosperity.
A “lakh-count” worship is typically performed through saguna upāsanā—especially Liṅga-pūjā with repeated offerings, abhiṣeka, and mantra—where disciplined repetition focuses the mind and invokes Śiva’s grace for purification.
It implies a one-lakh observance: offering or mantra-japa counted to 100,000—commonly with the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), often supported by rudrākṣa counting, bhasma/tripuṇḍra observance, and daily Śiva-pūjā.