Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 1
भोजन-आह्वान-प्रकरणम् — The Episode of Invitation and the Divine Feast
ब्रह्मोवाच । अथ शैलवरस्तात हिमवान्भाग्यसत्तमः । प्राङ्गणं रचयामास भोजनार्थं विचक्षणः
brahmovāca | atha śailavarastāta himavānbhāgyasattamaḥ | prāṅgaṇaṃ racayāmāsa bhojanārthaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ
ব্রহ্মা বললেন—তখন, হে প্রিয়, পর্বতশ্রেষ্ঠ হিমবান—অতিশয় ভাগ্যবান—বিচক্ষণ হয়ে ভোজনের জন্য প্রাঙ্গণ প্রস্তুত করলেন।
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights dharmic hospitality—orderly, mindful service offered with discernment—which in Shaiva living becomes a supportive expression of bhakti and reverence toward sacred guests and divine purpose.
While the verse is narrative and not directly about the Liṅga, it reflects the Saguna-Shiva ethos of devotion expressed through right conduct—preparing a pure place and offering—paralleling how devotees prepare a clean altar and offerings for Shiva worship.
The implied takeaway is purity and preparedness before worship: cleanse the space (like a prāṅgaṇa), arrange offerings with attention, and begin any Shiva-puja or japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined, sattvic order.