Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
एवं त्वां पूजयेयुर्ये भक्त्या नानोपचारतः । तेषां सिद्धिर्भवेन्नित्यं विघ्ननाशो भवेदिह
evaṃ tvāṃ pūjayeyurye bhaktyā nānopacārataḥ | teṣāṃ siddhirbhavennityaṃ vighnanāśo bhavediha
যারা এইভাবে ভক্তিসহ নানাবিধ উপচারে তোমার পূজা করে, তাদের নিত্য সিদ্ধি হয় এবং এই লোকেই তাদের বিঘ্ন বিনষ্ট হয়।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that sincere bhakti expressed through attentive worship brings steady spiritual and worldly accomplishment (siddhi) and dissolves impediments (vighna), indicating Shiva’s grace as the remover of inner and outer obstructions on the path.
The verse emphasizes saguna-upāsanā—worship of Shiva in an accessible form through pūjā and upacāras (offerings/services). In Shiva Purana practice, this naturally includes Liṅga-pūjā as a principal mode of devoted service that attracts Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
Perform Shiva pūjā with multiple upacāras—such as water/abhisheka, flowers, incense, lamp, and naivedya—supported by mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the devotional core for removing obstacles and gaining steadiness in practice.