Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
पूजाविधिः
Pūjā-vidhiḥ) — The Supreme Procedure of Worship (Morning Observances
चंदनैः कुंकुमैश्चैव धूपैर्दीपैरनेकशः । नैवेद्यैर्विविधैश्चैव पूजयित्वा ततश्शिवम्
caṃdanaiḥ kuṃkumaiścaiva dhūpairdīpairanekaśaḥ | naivedyairvividhaiścaiva pūjayitvā tataśśivam
چندن اور کُنکُم، دھوپ اور بہت سے دیے، اور طرح طرح کے نَیویدیہ پیش کرکے بھگوان شِو کی باادب ویدھی سے پوجا کرنی چاہیے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that loving, orderly upacāra-pūjā—offering fragrance, light, and food—purifies the devotee’s intention and turns the mind toward Śiva as Pati (the Lord), making devotion a means for inner cleansing and grace.
The listed offerings (candana, dhūpa, dīpa, naivedya) are standard services in Saguna worship, commonly performed to the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible form through which the devotee approaches the transcendent Śiva.
It points to performing Śiva-pūjā with dhūpa-dīpa-naivedya as a disciplined daily or festival practice; inwardly, one can pair each offering with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady attention and devotion.