Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
पूजाविधिः
Pūjā-vidhiḥ) — The Supreme Procedure of Worship (Morning Observances
चंदनैः कुंकुमैश्चैव धूपैर्दीपैरनेकशः । नैवेद्यैर्विविधैश्चैव पूजयित्वा ततश्शिवम्
caṃdanaiḥ kuṃkumaiścaiva dhūpairdīpairanekaśaḥ | naivedyairvividhaiścaiva pūjayitvā tataśśivam
Com pasta de sândalo e kuṅkuma, com incenso e muitas espécies de lâmpadas, e com diversos naivedya, oferendas de alimento, deve-se adorar o Senhor Śiva; tendo assim honrado Śiva, prossegue-se no rito com devoção.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that loving, orderly upacāra-pūjā—offering fragrance, light, and food—purifies the devotee’s intention and turns the mind toward Śiva as Pati (the Lord), making devotion a means for inner cleansing and grace.
The listed offerings (candana, dhūpa, dīpa, naivedya) are standard services in Saguna worship, commonly performed to the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible form through which the devotee approaches the transcendent Śiva.
It points to performing Śiva-pūjā with dhūpa-dīpa-naivedya as a disciplined daily or festival practice; inwardly, one can pair each offering with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady attention and devotion.