Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
दक्षस्य रुद्रनिन्दा-निमित्तकथनम् / The Cause of Dakṣa’s Censure of Rudra
अपरा तालवृन्तं च परा तांबूलपेटिकाम् । काचित्क्रीडाशुकं चारु करे ऽकुरुत भामिनी
aparā tālavṛntaṃ ca parā tāṃbūlapeṭikām | kācitkrīḍāśukaṃ cāru kare 'kuruta bhāminī
นางหนึ่งถือพัดใบตาล อีกนางหนึ่งถือหีบหมากพลู และสตรีงามอีกผู้หนึ่งอุ้ม ‘นกแก้ว’ อันน่ารักเพื่อการละเล่นไว้ในมือ—ทุกนางล้วนปรนนิบัติด้วยกิริยาสุภาพงดงาม
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed as seva—devotion shown through attentive, graceful service—an outward sign of inner reverence that Shaiva tradition values as a supportive limb of worship.
Though the verse describes attendants and offerings, it reflects the Saguna mode of devotion where care, beauty, and ordered service become offerings that cultivate humility and readiness for Shiva’s worship.
The takeaway is disciplined upacāra-bhakti (reverential service): preparing items, maintaining cleanliness and attentiveness—supporting formal pūjā of Shiva, even if bhasma, rudrākṣa, or mantra are not explicitly named here.