Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 72
पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः
Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva
घृतधारा शिवे कार्या यावन्मंत्रसहस्रकम् । तदा वंशस्य विस्तारो जायते नात्र संशयः
ghṛtadhārā śive kāryā yāvanmaṃtrasahasrakam | tadā vaṃśasya vistāro jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
ควรถวายธาราเนยใสแด่พระศิวะตลอดเวลาที่สวดมนต์ครบหนึ่งพันบท แล้ววงศ์ตระกูลย่อมแผ่ขยาย—ปราศจากข้อสงสัย
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Srishti Khanda discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Ghṛta-dhārā with mantra-sahasra is framed as a niyama producing vaṃśa-vistāra (lineage flourishing). In Siddhānta, such prayogas are bhoga-sādhana that, when done with bhakti, also attenuate karmic pāśa and orient the paśu toward Śiva’s governance as Pati.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined, devotion-filled ritual (ghṛta offering with mantra-japa) invokes Śiva’s anugraha (grace), harmonizing worldly order (dharma and prosperity) while keeping worship centered on the Lord as the supreme benefactor.
A ghṛtadhārā is commonly performed to the Śiva-liṅga as Saguna Śiva worship—using tangible offerings and mantra to focus the mind, purify intention, and receive Śiva’s blessings for household well-being, including continuity of lineage.
Perform a steady ghee-stream offering (ghṛtadhārā) to Śiva—ideally the liṅga—while completing a thousand recitations of a Śaiva mantra (commonly the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), maintaining purity, steadiness, and devotion.