Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33
शिवज्ञान-प्रश्नः तथा सृष्टौ शिवस्य स्वयमाविर्भावः
Inquiry into Śiva-knowledge and Śiva’s self-manifestation in creation
सुरत्नपूर्णं ससुवर्णतोयं सुकुंकुमाद्यं सकुशं सपुष्पम् । प्रदत्तमादाय सहेमपात्रं प्रशस्तमर्घ्यं भगवन्प्रसीद
suratnapūrṇaṃ sasuvarṇatoyaṃ sukuṃkumādyaṃ sakuśaṃ sapuṣpam | pradattamādāya sahemapātraṃ praśastamarghyaṃ bhagavanprasīda
ข้าแต่ภควาน โปรดเมตตาและทรงพอพระทัย ขอทรงรับอัรฆยะอันประเสริฐนี้—เต็มด้วยรัตนะชั้นดี มีน้ำผสมทอง หอมด้วยกุมกุมะและของหอมมงคลอื่น ๆ พร้อมหญ้ากุศะและดอกไม้—ซึ่งถวายในภาชนะทองคำ
A devotee (as narrated by Suta Goswami in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Models arghya as a bhakti-act that invites prasāda (grace) and purification of the worshipper.
Mantra: सुरत्नपूर्णं ससुवर्णतोयं सुकुंकुमाद्यं सकुशं सपुष्पम् । प्रदत्तमादाय सहेमपात्रं प्रशस्तमर्घ्यं भगवन्प्रसीद
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It expresses bhakti through a complete, reverent arghya—symbolizing surrender of wealth, purity, and intention—seeking Shiva’s prasāda (grace), which in Shaiva Siddhanta is the decisive aid for liberation.
Arghya is a standard upacāra in Saguna Shiva/Liṅga worship: the devotee honors Shiva as the living Lord present for worship, offering sanctified substances (water, kuśa, flowers, fragrance) to invite and please the Deity.
Perform arghya during Shiva-pūjā with clean water, flowers, kuśa, and fragrant substances while praying “bhagavan prasīda,” ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).