Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8
तुलसी-शङ्खचूडोपाख्यानम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and the Tulasī Episode
Prelude to Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Fall
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं दत्त्वा कारयामास मंगलम् । द्रुतं चकार शृंगारं ज्ञात्वाऽऽयातं निजं पतिम्
brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ dattvā kārayāmāsa maṃgalam | drutaṃ cakāra śṛṃgāraṃ jñātvā''yātaṃ nijaṃ patim
Setelah mengurniakan harta sebagai sedekah kepada para brāhmaṇa, baginda wanita itu menyuruh dilaksanakan upacara-upacara yang membawa keberkatan. Kemudian, setelah mengetahui suaminya sendiri telah tiba, segera ia berhias dan memperindah diri.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights dharma as a support for devotion: charity to brāhmaṇas and performing maṅgala rites purify intention and harmonize the home, making worldly duties an offering aligned with Shaiva values of auspiciousness and inner purity.
Though the Liṅga is not named here, the mood is Saguna-Shiva-oriented: maṅgala rites, hospitality, and reverence to brāhmaṇas are traditional supports for Shiva-worship in the Purāṇic household setting, where external auspicious acts mirror inner devotion to the Lord.
It suggests dāna (charity) and maṅgala-kriyā (auspicious observances) as preparatory disciplines; a Shaiva takeaway is to pair such acts with remembrance of Shiva—e.g., mentally repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while performing charitable or auspicious duties.