Shloka 82
पुष्पांजलिं समर्प्यैवं तिलकाशिष एव च । गृह्णीयाद्ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च ततश्शंभुं विसर्जयेत्
puṣpāṃjaliṃ samarpyaivaṃ tilakāśiṣa eva ca | gṛhṇīyādbrāhmaṇebhyaśca tataśśaṃbhuṃ visarjayet
Thus, having offered a handful of flowers and received the auspicious tilaka and blessing, one should accept the benedictions of the Brāhmaṇas; thereafter, with reverence, conclude the worship and ritually dismiss Śambhu (Lord Śiva).
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s worship procedure to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Highlights orthodox pūjā-krama: offering (upacāra), receiving āśīrvāda, honoring brāhmaṇas, and visarjana—preserving ritual order and purity that sustains dharma and devotion.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that worship is completed through humility and right conduct—offering (pushpanjali), receiving blessings, honoring the learned, and then formally concluding the invoked presence of Shiva with reverence rather than abruptly ending the rite.
In Linga/Saguna worship, Shiva is invoked and honored through offerings and mantra; this verse describes the proper closing—accepting auspicious tilaka and blessings, seeking the goodwill of Brāhmaṇas, and performing visarjana to conclude the ritual in an orderly, dharmic way.
Perform pushpanjali at the end of puja, receive tilaka and āśīrvāda, take blessings from Brāhmaṇas/elders, and then do visarjana (ritual conclusion); inwardly, maintain gratitude and devotion as the worship transitions back to daily life.