Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
पूजाविधिः
Pūjā-vidhiḥ) — The Supreme Procedure of Worship (Morning Observances
संकल्पं विधिवत्कृत्वा कामनां च नियुज्य वै । पूजयेत्परया भक्त्या शिवं सपरिवारकम्
saṃkalpaṃ vidhivatkṛtvā kāmanāṃ ca niyujya vai | pūjayetparayā bhaktyā śivaṃ saparivārakam
Nachdem man den saṅkalpa vorschriftsgemäß vollzogen und Absicht wie Ziel recht ausgerichtet hat, soll man den Herrn Śiva—mitsamt seiner göttlichen Gefolgschaft—mit höchster Hingabe verehren.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General pūjā-vidhi: saṅkalpa (formal resolve) and kāmanā-niyoga (rightly directed intention) precede worship of Śiva with His parivāra (Umā, Gaṇas, etc.).
Significance: Teaches that pilgrimage/ritual bears fruit when intention is ritually articulated (saṅkalpa) and devotion is paramount (parā-bhakti); aligns with Siddhānta where kriyā and bhakti prepare the paśu for Śiva’s anugraha.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that worship becomes spiritually fruitful when grounded in vidhivat saṅkalpa (right inner resolve) and offered with parā-bhakti to Pati (Śiva), the liberating Lord who grants both worldly well-being and the higher aim of liberation.
The instruction supports Saguna-upāsanā: one approaches Śiva in worshipful form (often as the Liṅga) and honors Him “with parivāra,” acknowledging His manifest lordship with gaṇas and divine associates while cultivating devotion that leads toward realization.
Perform a proper saṅkalpa, focus the mind on the intended spiritual aim, then do Śiva-pūjā with wholehearted devotion—commonly accompanied by mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and respectful offerings to Śiva and His attendants.