Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी ददौ सस्यान्यनेकशः । ओषध्यो विविधाश्चासन्सफलास्सरसाः सदा
akṛṣṭapacyā pṛthivī dadau sasyānyanekaśaḥ | oṣadhyo vividhāścāsansaphalāssarasāḥ sadā
بغیر جوتے ہی فصل دینے والی زمین نے بے شمار قسم کی پیداوار بکثرت دی۔ طرح طرح کی اوشدھیاں بھی ہمیشہ پھل دار، رس سے بھرپور اور قوت بخش تھیں۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
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It portrays a state of dharmic harmony where nature becomes effortlessly supportive—abundance and healing arise as a sign of auspicious order under the Lord’s governance, reminding devotees that grace (anugraha) sustains life beyond mere human effort.
In Shaiva understanding, Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord upholds ṛta/dharma; when He is worshipped (often through the Linga as His accessible form), the world reflects that balance through fertility, health, and nourishment—symbolized here by spontaneous crops and potent herbs.
A practical takeaway is gratitude-filled Shiva worship for wellbeing—daily japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and simple Linga-abhisheka prayers seeking loka-kalyāṇa (welfare of all) and inner purity.