Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
हिरण्यनेत्रस्य तपः — Hiraṇyanetra’s Austerity and the Boon
पुष्पार्घधूपान्नविलेपनैश्च सुशोभितान्यद्भुतदर्शनैश्च । संक्रीडमानस्य गतानि तस्य वर्षायुतानीह तथांधकस्य
puṣpārghadhūpānnavilepanaiśca suśobhitānyadbhutadarśanaiśca | saṃkrīḍamānasya gatāni tasya varṣāyutānīha tathāṃdhakasya
Pinapaganda ng mga handog na bulaklak, tubig-arghya, insenso, pagkain, at mga bagong pabangong pahid, at pinagniningning ng mga kababalaghang tanawin—sa gayong paglalaro, para kay Andhaka, lumipas dito ang di-mabilang na sampu-sampung libong taon.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Offering: naivedya
Cosmic Event: Prolonged asuric bhoga across varṣāyuta (mythic vast time-span), implying karmic accumulation before corrective divine intervention.
FAQs
It highlights how prolonged immersion in sensory splendor and ritual enjoyment can make vast stretches of time pass, implying that devotion must mature from outward adornment to inward alignment with Shiva (Pati) for true liberation.
The listed upacāras—flowers, arghya, incense, food, and fragrant paste—are classic elements of Saguna Shiva worship offered to the Linga or Shiva’s manifested form, emphasizing structured puja as a devotional framework.
Perform Shiva-puja with the standard offerings (puṣpa, dhūpa, naivedya, vilepana) while keeping mantra-centered focus—especially japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so worship is not merely decorative but transformative.