Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41
घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset
Satī’s Address to Śiva
लसद्गंधजलैः शुभ्रैरापूर्णैः स्वच्छकांतिभिः । शाद्वलैस्तरुणैस्तुंगैस्तीरस्थैरुपशोभितम्
lasadgaṃdhajalaiḥ śubhrairāpūrṇaiḥ svacchakāṃtibhiḥ | śādvalaistaruṇaistuṃgaistīrasthairupaśobhitam
அது மணமிகு ஒளிரும் நீரால் அழகுபெற்றது—தூய்மை, நிறைவு, தெளிந்த காந்தியுடன் பிரகாசித்து; கரையோரங்களில் வளர்ந்த இளமையான உயர்ந்த பசுமைத் தரைப்புல் மற்றும் மென்மையான புல்லால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்டது.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse sanctifies the setting by emphasizing purity (śubhra, svaccha) and auspicious beauty, indicating that a tīrtha-like environment supports sattva, steadies the mind, and becomes conducive to Shiva-bhakti and inner recollection of Pati (Lord Shiva).
By describing a clean, radiant, fragrant riverside landscape, the text models the external purity and auspicious arrangement traditionally maintained around a Shiva-linga or shrine—an outer harmony that mirrors the devotee’s inner clarity while worshipping Saguna Shiva with form, fragrance, and sacred space.
It implies preparing a pure worship-ground: bathing or performing ācamana with clean water, keeping the altar area spotless, and then doing japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) or silent dhyāna in a serene, tīrtha-like place.