Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः
Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva
राजिकाकुसुमानीह शत्रूणां मृत्युदानि च । एषां लक्षं शिवे दद्याद्दद्याच्च विपुलं फलम्
rājikākusumānīha śatrūṇāṃ mṛtyudāni ca | eṣāṃ lakṣaṃ śive dadyāddadyācca vipulaṃ phalam
ഇവിടെ രാജികാ (കടുക്) പുഷ്പങ്ങൾ ശത്രുക്കൾക്ക് മൃത്യുദായകമെന്നു പറയുന്നു. അവയെ ഒരു ലക്ഷമായി ശിവനു അർപ്പിക്കുന്നവന് മഹാദേവൻ നിശ്ചയമായി വിപുലഫലം നൽകുന്നു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights phalaśruti—Śiva’s grace responding to disciplined devotion. The “abundant fruit” points to the principle that sustained, focused offering (lakṣa-puṣpārcana) purifies the devotee and draws protective, dharmic outcomes under Śiva’s lordship (Pati) over karma and destiny.
It implies saguna-upāsanā through concrete worship—offering specific flowers in large number to Śiva (commonly to the Śiva-liṅga). Through form-based worship, the devotee approaches the formless Lord, receiving both worldly safeguarding and inner steadiness that supports liberation-oriented practice.
A lakṣa (100,000) flower-offering to Śiva, ideally paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” maintaining purity, intention (saṅkalpa), and non-harming as a vow—seeking protection and Śiva’s anugraha (grace).