Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
नानाविधैः फलैः पुष्पैस्सस्यैस्तत्कालसंभवैः । चक्रे सुनियताहारा जपन्मासे शिवार्चनम्
nānāvidhaiḥ phalaiḥ puṣpaissasyaistatkālasaṃbhavaiḥ | cakre suniyatāhārā japanmāse śivārcanam
اسی موسم میں پیدا ہونے والے طرح طرح کے پھلوں، پھولوں اور اناج سے—سخت منضبط غذا اختیار کرکے—ستی نے ایک ماہ تک جپ کرتے ہوئے بھگوان شیو کی پوجا کی۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Satī’s month-long vrata and Śiva-arcana as a paradigmatic tapas leading to Śiva’s grace (anugraha).
Significance: General tīrtha-value: month-long regulated worship with seasonal offerings is presented as a means to purify pāśa (bondage) and ripen the soul for Śiva’s grace.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that steady Śiva-bhakti is strengthened by purity of conduct—especially disciplined diet—and by sustained mantra-japa alongside proper offerings, making worship inwardly and outwardly aligned.
The verse describes śivārcana—formal worship with flowers, fruits, and grains—which is characteristic of Saguna devotion, commonly centered on the Śiva-liṅga, while japa internalizes the same worship through remembrance.
A month-long vrata of Śiva-pūjā supported by niyama (regulated food/discipline) and continuous japa—practically, repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while offering seasonal items.