Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41
घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset
Satī’s Address to Śiva
लसद्गंधजलैः शुभ्रैरापूर्णैः स्वच्छकांतिभिः । शाद्वलैस्तरुणैस्तुंगैस्तीरस्थैरुपशोभितम्
lasadgaṃdhajalaiḥ śubhrairāpūrṇaiḥ svacchakāṃtibhiḥ | śādvalaistaruṇaistuṃgaistīrasthairupaśobhitam
وہ روشن و خوشبودار پانیوں سے آراستہ تھا—نہایت صاف، لبریز اور شفاف چمک سے دمکتا ہوا؛ اور کناروں پر اُگی ہوئی نوخیز، بلند سبز چمنیوں اور نرم گھاس سے مزین تھا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse sanctifies the setting by emphasizing purity (śubhra, svaccha) and auspicious beauty, indicating that a tīrtha-like environment supports sattva, steadies the mind, and becomes conducive to Shiva-bhakti and inner recollection of Pati (Lord Shiva).
By describing a clean, radiant, fragrant riverside landscape, the text models the external purity and auspicious arrangement traditionally maintained around a Shiva-linga or shrine—an outer harmony that mirrors the devotee’s inner clarity while worshipping Saguna Shiva with form, fragrance, and sacred space.
It implies preparing a pure worship-ground: bathing or performing ācamana with clean water, keeping the altar area spotless, and then doing japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) or silent dhyāna in a serene, tīrtha-like place.