भक्त्या निवेदितं शंभोः पत्रं पुष्पं फलं जलम् । अल्पादल्पतरं वापि तदानंत्याय कल्पते
bhaktyā niveditaṃ śaṃbhoḥ patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ jalam | alpādalpataraṃ vāpi tadānaṃtyāya kalpate
भक्ति से शम्भु को अर्पित पत्ता, पुष्प, फल या जल—अत्यन्त अल्प से भी अल्प—भी अनन्त पुण्य-फल का कारण बनता है।
Sūta
Scene: A devotee offers a single bilva leaf and a small vessel of water to a radiant Śiva-liṅga; the offering appears tiny, yet a vast aura of light expands outward, signifying infinite fruit.
Devotion, not material magnitude, is the measure of an offering’s spiritual power.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse teaches a general principle of Śiva-pūjā.
Offering patra, puṣpa, phala, and jala to Śiva with bhakti.