Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः
Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva
शृङ्गारहारपुष्पैस्तु वर्द्धते सुख सम्पदा । ऋतुजातानि पुष्पाणि मुक्तिदानि न संशयः
śṛṅgārahārapuṣpaistu varddhate sukha sampadā | ṛtujātāni puṣpāṇi muktidāni na saṃśayaḥ
Durch das Darbringen duftender, schmückender Blumen und Girlanden wachsen Glück und Wohlstand. Blumen, die in ihrer rechten Jahreszeit erblühen, schenken, wenn sie im Gottesdienst dargebracht werden, Befreiung (mokṣa) — daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere, orderly devotion—symbolized by offering pure, seasonal flowers—brings both worldly well-being and, ultimately, Shiva’s grace leading to moksha.
Seasonal flowers and garlands are classic upacāras in Saguna Shiva worship, especially in Linga-puja; the verse affirms that such tangible offerings, when done with purity and rightness, become a means for receiving Shiva’s liberating grace.
Perform Shiva puja with fresh, seasonally appropriate flowers and a garland, offering them with mantra-bhāva (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a mind oriented to purity and surrender.