Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः
Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva
यूथिकाकुसुमैश्शस्यैर्गृहं नैव विमुच्यते । कर्णिकारैस्तथा वस्त्रसंपत्तिर्जायते नृणाम्
yūthikākusumaiśśasyairgṛhaṃ naiva vimucyate | karṇikāraistathā vastrasaṃpattirjāyate nṛṇām
Ao colocar as flores auspiciosas de yūthikā (jasmim), a prosperidade não abandona o lar; e, do mesmo modo, pela oferta ou uso das flores de karṇikāra, os homens alcançam abundância de vestes e roupas.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere, auspicious offerings in Shiva-oriented worship sanctify the home and align household life with dharma, so that prosperity supports devotion rather than becoming a bondage.
In Saguna Shiva worship, the Linga is honored with upacāras such as flowers; the verse highlights that specific floral offerings, made with bhakti, are accepted and yield orderly worldly well-being while nurturing reverence for Shiva.
Offer fresh, pure flowers (such as yūthikā and karṇikāra) in Shiva-pūjā with mantra—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and maintain inner purity so the offering becomes a vehicle for devotion.