Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 63
पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः
Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva
ततश्च द्विगुणं मानं करवीरभवे स्मृतम् । निर्गुंडीकुसुमे मानं तथैव कथितं बुधैः
tataśca dviguṇaṃ mānaṃ karavīrabhave smṛtam | nirguṃḍīkusume mānaṃ tathaiva kathitaṃ budhaiḥ
Selepas itu, ukuran yang ditetapkan diingatkan sebagai digandakan bagi persembahan dengan bunga karavīra (oleander). Dan bagi bunga nirguṇḍī juga, para bijaksana mengajarkan ukuran yang sama.
Suta Goswami (narrating Śiva Purāṇa teachings to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that devotion to Lord Śiva is expressed not only through feeling but also through disciplined sacred order (vidhi); careful measures in offerings cultivate steadiness, purity, and one-pointed bhakti toward Pati (Śiva).
The verse is part of practical Linga-pūjā instructions: when karavīra or nirguṇḍī flowers are used, the offering quantity is to be doubled—showing that Saguna worship of the Śiva-liṅga has specific, tradition-backed procedures that sanctify the act.
It suggests attentive ritual discipline in flower-offering during Śiva-liṅga pūjā—especially doubling the prescribed measure for karavīra and nirguṇḍī—performed with mantra-focused devotion (e.g., japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).