Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 112
पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्
Pārthiva-pratimā Pūjā-vidhāna — Procedure for Worship of an Earthen Icon
क्षीराद्यं च पृथक्च्चैव मधुना चेक्षुसारकैः । गव्यक्षीरान्ननैवेद्यं प्रणवेनैव कारयेत्
kṣīrādyaṃ ca pṛthakccaiva madhunā cekṣusārakaiḥ | gavyakṣīrānnanaivedyaṃ praṇavenaiva kārayet
Dapat ihandog ang gatas at iba pang dalisay na bagay nang magkakahiwalay, kasama ang pulot at katas ng tubo (asukal/jaggery). Dapat ding maghandog ng naivedya—pagkaing inihanda mula sa gatas ng baka at mga butil—at isagawa ang pag-aalay habang tanging ang Pranava, ang banal na pantig na “Oṁ,” ang binibigkas.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: General ritual instruction: separate offerings of milk etc., plus honey and sugarcane essence, and a milk-and-grain naivedya, all accompanied by praṇava.
Significance: Highlights ‘śuddha-dravya’ and mantra-centered offering: purity of substances and purity of sound converge as a simple, accessible path to grace.
Mantra: ॐ (praṇava)
Type: gayatri
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva is worshipped through purity and devotion expressed in simple offerings, and that the Pranava (Oṁ) sanctifies the act—pointing to Shiva as the supreme Pati approached through reverent, sattvic upacharas.
The verse is practical guidance for Linga-puja: offering milk-based and sweet substances as naivedya/upachara to Saguna Shiva (Shiva worshipped with form), while invoking the transcendent through Oṁ.
Perform naivedya with cow’s milk and grains, add honey and sugar/jaggery, and accompany the offering with japa/utterance of the Pranava ‘Oṁ’ as the primary mantra during the act of worship.