Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा च तदा देवी स्वपुत्रं तं महेश्वरो । नानावस्तुभिरुत्कृष्टं पुनरप्यर्चयत्तथा
brahmovāca | ityuktvā ca tadā devī svaputraṃ taṃ maheśvaro | nānāvastubhirutkṛṣṭaṃ punarapyarcayattathā
برہما نے کہا—یوں کہہ کر دیوی نے تب اپنے ہی پُتر کو (مخاطب کیا)؛ اور مہیشور نے بھی اسی طرح بہت سی اعلیٰ نذروں کے ساتھ اس برتر بالک کی دوبارہ ارچنا کی۔
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Depicts the divine household (Śiva-Umā and their son) and the paradigm that even the highest gods honor the worthy with pūjā—modeling dharma and sustaining cosmic order (sthiti).
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed through reverent worship: even the Supreme Lord (Mahādeva) models honoring the divine presence as it appears within the sacred family, teaching humility and devotion as a purifier of the heart.
The verse emphasizes Saguna-upāsanā—worship through forms and offerings. Just as devotees offer many items to Śiva in liṅga-pūjā, here Mahādeva himself performs honoring with excellent offerings, affirming the value of ritual devotion as a doorway to grace.
It suggests pūjā with multiple upacāras (offerings). As a takeaway, one may perform simple Shiva worship—offering water, flowers, and mantra-japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a devotional attitude.