Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 70
पूजाविधिः
Pūjā-vidhiḥ) — The Supreme Procedure of Worship (Morning Observances
तत आचमनं प्रीत्या कारयेद्वा विलम्बतः । ततश्शिवाय ताम्बूलं सांगोपाङ्गं विधाय च
tata ācamanaṃ prītyā kārayedvā vilambataḥ | tataśśivāya tāmbūlaṃ sāṃgopāṅgaṃ vidhāya ca
Ensuite, avec dévotion, qu’on fasse accomplir l’ācamana, la gorgée rituelle d’eau, ou qu’on le fasse sans hâte. Puis, ayant préparé le tāmbūla (bétel) en offrande, avec ses accompagnements requis, qu’on le présente au Seigneur Śiva.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Śiva-pūjā procedure to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General pūjā-vidhi: after naivedya, the deity is ritually ‘refreshed’ with ācamana and then honored with tāmbūla, reflecting completeness of upacāra.
Significance: Models orthodox temple/home worship etiquette; emphasizes prīti (loving devotion) as the inner disposition that makes ritual efficacious.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva is honored through attentive, loving upacāras—performed without impatience—so devotion (prīti) becomes the inner essence of the ritual, aligning the worshipper with Śiva’s grace.
Ācamana and tāmbūla are traditional post-offering courtesies in saguna worship, where the Liṅga is served as the living presence of Śiva; offering items “sāṅgopāṅga” emphasizes completeness and reverence in Liṅga-pūjā.
Perform the concluding upacāras calmly: offer ācamana (symbolic refreshment/purification) and then tāmbūla with its accompaniments, while maintaining bhakti and silently remembering the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”