Shloka 69
Gṛhapati’s Vow: Turning Grief into Mṛtyuñjaya–Mahākāla Sādhana (गृहपतेः प्रतिज्ञा—मृत्युंजय-महाकालजपः)
धूपप्रदीपनैवेद्यपयोदधिघृतैक्षवम् । एतद्भुक्तं निषेवन्ते सर्वे दिवि दिवौकसः
dhūpapradīpanaivedyapayodadhighṛtaikṣavam | etadbhuktaṃ niṣevante sarve divi divaukasaḥ
శివపూజలో ధూపం, దీపం, నైవేద్యం మరియు పాలు, పెరుగు, నెయ్యి, చెరకు రసం సమర్పించినప్పుడు, దివ్యలోకంలోని సమస్త దేవతలు ఆ ప్రసాదాన్ని స్వర్గంలో భుజించి ఆనందిస్తారు।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Highlights prasāda-theology: offerings made to Śiva become sanctified and shareable across worlds; reinforces merit (puṇya) and divine reciprocity through pūjā.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that offerings made to Lord Shiva become sanctified (prasāda) and yield merit beyond the worshipper—reaching even the divine realms—showing the expansive, grace-filled power of Śiva-bhakti and consecration.
Incense, lamp, and naivedya are core upacāras of Linga worship; by offering these to Saguna Śiva (the worshipped form), the devotee aligns body and mind in reverence, and the offering is transformed into prasāda through Śiva’s anugraha (grace).
Perform Śiva-pūjā with dhūpa (incense), dīpa (lamp), and naivedya such as milk, curd, ghee, and sweet offerings; mentally offer them with the Panchākṣarī spirit (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and receive the prasāda as a purified, devotional act.