Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49
आवरणपूजाविधानम् / The Procedure of Āvaraṇa (Enclosure) Worship
न्यायार्जितैरपि द्रव्यैरभक्त्या पूजयेद्यदि । न तत्फलमवाप्नोति भक्तिरेवात्र कारणम्
nyāyārjitairapi dravyairabhaktyā pūjayedyadi | na tatphalamavāpnoti bhaktirevātra kāraṇam
Walaupun seseorang memuja Śiva dengan harta yang diperoleh secara benar, jika dilakukan tanpa bhakti (kesetiaan dan cinta bakti), maka buahnya tidak diperoleh; kerana di sini bhakti sahaja adalah sebab yang sejati.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Establishes that inner bhakti (devotional orientation toward Pati) is the decisive factor for Śiva’s grace; external offerings without bhakti do not mature into liberating merit.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that the decisive factor in Śiva-upāsanā is inner bhakti; external correctness and even ethically earned offerings cannot yield the highest fruit without heartfelt devotion.
Liṅga-pūjā is not validated by the price or purity of materials alone; the Liṅga, as Saguna focus for the devotee, responds to sincerity—devotion is what makes the worship spiritually effective.
Perform daily Śiva-pūjā with simple offerings while maintaining steady bhāva-bhakti—support it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and reverent application of bhasma (tripuṇḍra) as an aid to remembrance.