Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46
विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath
निक्षिप्तेभ्यश्च बीजेभ्यो वनस्पत्यस्त्रयोऽभवन् । धात्री च मालती चैव तुलसी च मुनीश्वर
nikṣiptebhyaśca bījebhyo vanaspatyastrayo'bhavan | dhātrī ca mālatī caiva tulasī ca munīśvara
முனீஸ்வரரே! வீசப்பட்ட விதைகளிலிருந்து மூன்று புனிதத் தாவரங்கள் தோன்றின—தாத்ரீ (ஆமலகி), மாலதி, துளசி।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: creative
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It portrays sanctified nature as arising through divine causality—pure seeds giving rise to sacred plants—signifying Shiva’s anugraha (grace) making the world a support for bhakti and inner purification.
These plants are emblematic of devotional offerings (upacāra) that purify the worshipper’s intention; in Saguna Shiva worship, such pure substances express reverence and cultivate sattva, preparing the heart for Shiva-realization.
Offer pure leaves/flowers with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a disciplined, sattvic mindset; treat offerings as symbols of inner surrender rather than mere externals.