Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60
पूजाविधिः
Pūjā-vidhiḥ) — The Supreme Procedure of Worship (Morning Observances
पश्चादाचमनं दद्यात्ततो वस्त्रं समर्पयेत । तिलाश्चैव जवा वापि गोधूमा मुद्गमाषकाः
paścādācamanaṃ dadyāttato vastraṃ samarpayeta | tilāścaiva javā vāpi godhūmā mudgamāṣakāḥ
Danach soll man das ācamanam darbringen, das reinigende Schlürfen von Wasser; sodann ein Tuch überreichen. Auch Sesam, Gerste, Weizen, grüner Mung und schwarzer Mung—Körner und Hülsenfrüchte—kann man als hingebungsvolle Opfergaben in der Verehrung Śivas darbringen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that devotion to Śiva should be accompanied by inner and outer purity (ācamanam) and by sincere, simple offerings; such disciplined worship refines the soul (paśu) and turns it toward the Lord (Pati) through bhakti.
The verse outlines practical upacāras (services) offered to Saguna Śiva in the form of the Liṅga—purificatory sipping-water, offering cloth, and presenting wholesome grains—showing that reverence is expressed through orderly, embodied acts of worship.
It suggests performing ācamanam as a purification step, then offering vastra and simple naivedya-like items (sesame, barley, wheat, mudga, māṣa) during Śiva-pūjā; the devotee may accompany these acts with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”