Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः
Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva
संततिर्वर्द्धते तस्य यदि लक्षावधिः कृता । द्रोणार्द्धेन भवेल्लक्षं विधानं विधिपूर्वकम्
saṃtatirvarddhate tasya yadi lakṣāvadhiḥ kṛtā | droṇārddhena bhavellakṣaṃ vidhānaṃ vidhipūrvakam
ലക്ഷം വരെ എണ്ണം പൂർത്തിയാക്കിയാൽ അവന്റെ സന്തതി വർദ്ധിച്ചു പുഷ്ടിയാകും; അർദ്ധ ദ്രോണ അളവിൽ ശാസ്ത്രവിധിപൂർവം ചെയ്താൽ അതു ‘ലക്ഷ’ സമാപ്തിയായി കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
Suta Goswami (narrating Śiva’s ritual fruits within the Rudrasaṃhitā context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that Śiva-worship bears fruit when done with disciplined completion (lakṣa) and correct observance (vidhi). In a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, outer accuracy supports inner purity, making the devotee fit for Śiva’s grace (anugraha), which is the real source of all auspicious results.
A lakṣa-completion typically refers to a formally concluded vow of japa and offerings performed before Śiva in saguna form—often the Śiva-liṅga—where count, measure (droṇa), and procedure are observed as part of liṅga-sevā and ritual completion.
It points to completing a lakṣa (100,000) count of mantra-japa as a vrata, together with a prescribed offering measured as half a droṇa, all done vidhi-pūrvaka—i.e., with proper sankalpa, purity, and concluding rites (pūrṇāhuti/udvāpanā as applicable).