प्राजापत्यं तु पाठाद्यं शिवपुष्पं तु वासना । अहिंसा प्रथमं पुष्पं पुष्पमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः
prājāpatyaṃ tu pāṭhādyaṃ śivapuṣpaṃ tu vāsanā | ahiṃsā prathamaṃ puṣpaṃ puṣpamindriyanigrahaḥ
L’offrande de type prājāpatya est la récitation (pāṭha) et autres semblables ; et la « fleur de Śiva » est le parfum pur, la disposition affinée. La non-violence (ahiṃsā) est la première fleur, et la maîtrise des sens est aussi une fleur.
Unspecified (Revākhaṇḍa narrative voice; teaching to a ruler is suggested by later address 'narādhipa')
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)
Type: tirtha
Scene: A pilgrim before a Śiva-liṅga offers no physical flower but folds hands in vow; a scroll/manuscript indicates pāṭha; a gentle aura or wafting perfume symbolizes ‘Śiva-flower’ as vāsanā; animals nearby unharmed, reinforcing ahiṃsā.
The highest worship includes inner offerings—ethical virtues like ahiṃsā and indriya-nigraha—valued as ‘flowers’ for Śiva.
The teaching belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa setting, associating Narmadā-region Śaiva practice with inner purity.
Alongside external rites (recitation), one should offer inner ‘flowers’: non-violence and restraint of the senses.