Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8
पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः
Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva
अनेनैव तु मानेन तुलामारोपयेद्यदा । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति निष्कामश्चेच्छिवो भवेत्
anenaiva tu mānena tulāmāropayedyadā | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti niṣkāmaścecchivo bhavet
اسی پیمانے کے مطابق جب تُلا ماروپن (تُلا دان کی ودھی) کیا جائے تو سب مطلوبہ مرادیں حاصل ہوتی ہیں؛ اور اگر بے غرض ہو کر کیا جائے تو شیوَتْو، یعنی شیو سوروپتا حاصل ہوتی ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a specific jyotirliṅga-māhātmya; the verse teaches tulā-vidhi (weighing rite) as a general upāya where niṣkāma-bhāva culminates in Śiva-sāyujya/śivatva.
Significance: Frames pilgrimage/ritual merit as two-tiered: sakāma yields bhoga (desired ends), niṣkāma yields mokṣa (Śiva-nature).
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches a key Shaiva principle: ritual can grant worldly aims when done with desire, but the same act—offered in niṣkāma-bhāva (desireless spirit)—becomes a means to liberation, culminating in union with Shiva (Shiva-nature).
The verse supports Saguna Shiva worship through concrete ritual action, while emphasizing that inner intention is decisive: offering to Shiva (often via Linga worship and associated rites) purifies the soul, and desireless offering points beyond results toward Shiva-realization.
It points to a tula-related offering (weighing rite) performed as a devotional observance; the practical takeaway is to do the act as an offering to Shiva with niṣkāma-bhakti—optionally supported by japa of the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and mindful surrender of the fruit.