Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः
Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva
यूथिकाकुसुमैश्शस्यैर्गृहं नैव विमुच्यते । कर्णिकारैस्तथा वस्त्रसंपत्तिर्जायते नृणाम्
yūthikākusumaiśśasyairgṛhaṃ naiva vimucyate | karṇikāraistathā vastrasaṃpattirjāyate nṛṇām
ശുഭമായ യൂഥികാ (മുല്ല) പുഷ്പങ്ങൾ അർപ്പിച്ചാൽ ഗൃഹത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ലക്ഷ്മി വിട്ടുപോകുകയില്ല; അതുപോലെ കർണികാര പുഷ്പങ്ങൾകൊണ്ട് മനുഷ്യർക്കു വസ്ത്രസമ്പത്ത് ലഭിക്കും।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere, auspicious offerings in Shiva-oriented worship sanctify the home and align household life with dharma, so that prosperity supports devotion rather than becoming a bondage.
In Saguna Shiva worship, the Linga is honored with upacāras such as flowers; the verse highlights that specific floral offerings, made with bhakti, are accepted and yield orderly worldly well-being while nurturing reverence for Shiva.
Offer fresh, pure flowers (such as yūthikā and karṇikāra) in Shiva-pūjā with mantra—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and maintain inner purity so the offering becomes a vehicle for devotion.