Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
एवमुक्त्वा शंकरेण पूजाविधिरनेकशः । आशिषश्चाप्यनेका हि कृतास्तस्मिंस्तु तत्क्षणात्
evamuktvā śaṃkareṇa pūjāvidhiranekaśaḥ | āśiṣaścāpyanekā hi kṛtāstasmiṃstu tatkṣaṇāt
ಇಂತೆಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ಶಂಕರನು ಅನೇಕ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂಜಾವಿಧಿಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿದನು; ಅದೇ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಅನೇಕ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದಗಳನ್ನೂ ನೀಡಿದನು.
Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; Śaṅkara is the acting figure within the narration)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Portrays Śiva as the ultimate ācārya who reveals pūjā-vidhi (right worship) and grants immediate blessings—mirroring Siddhānta’s emphasis on correct ritual under divine/ācārya guidance leading to grace.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who both teaches right worship (pujā-vidhi) and grants grace (āśīṣ) instantly—showing that devotion guided by Śiva’s instruction becomes a direct channel to His anugraha (saving compassion) in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense.
By stressing “pujā-vidhi in many ways,” the verse supports Saguna worship—structured offerings, reverence, and ritual attentiveness—commonly expressed through Liṅga-pūjā and other forms where the devotee approaches Śiva with tangible acts of bhakti.
The takeaway is to follow Śiva-taught puja procedures with sincerity—regular worship with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and receiving His blessings through disciplined devotional practice.