Shloka 45
पार्वत्याः पितृगृहगमनं तथा मङ्गलस्वागतम् | Pārvatī’s Return to Her Father’s House and the Auspicious Welcome
यद्यत्पुष्पादिकं दत्तं पूजाकाले गदाभृते । गात्रे शिरसि तत्सर्वं भिक्षुकस्य ददर्श ह
yadyatpuṣpādikaṃ dattaṃ pūjākāle gadābhṛte | gātre śirasi tatsarvaṃ bhikṣukasya dadarśa ha
Segala bunga dan persembahan lain yang telah dipersembahkan pada waktu pemujaan kepada Tuhan yang memegang gada itu, baginda melihat semuanya berada di tubuh dan di kepala si pengemis suci itu.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; the verse underscores Śiva’s power to appropriate and redirect offerings, revealing the unity behind sectarian worship-objects.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights that the true fruit of worship is not confined to the altar—offerings become meaningful when grace reveals where devotion has actually “landed,” teaching humility and the Shaiva emphasis on inner transformation over mere display.
Just as Linga-puja trains the mind to see Śiva in a sanctified form, this verse extends that vision into life: the sacred is recognized beyond the shrine, implying that sincere devotion culminates in perceiving divinity and sanctity in unexpected vessels.
Perform puja with bhakti and then contemplate where the offering truly belongs—practice internal offering (mānasa-pūjā), and cultivate humility (seeing Śiva’s presence in ascetics, devotees, and the poor) as a daily sādhanā.