Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
गोत्र-प्रवर-प्रश्नः तथा तिथ्यादि-कीर्तनं
Gotra–Pravara Inquiry and Proclamation of Auspicious Time
कौतुकानि ददौ तस्मै रत्नानि विविधानि च । चारुरत्नविकाराणि पात्राणि विविधानि च
kautukāni dadau tasmai ratnāni vividhāni ca | cāruratnavikārāṇi pātrāṇi vividhāni ca
Ngài đã ban cho người ấy các lễ vật cát tường và nhiều loại châu báu; lại còn những bình khí đủ dạng, chế tác tinh xảo, làm từ các bảo thạch mỹ lệ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse highlights dhārmic dāna—offering auspicious gifts with devotion—showing that outer generosity, when aligned with reverence for Shiva’s sacred narrative, supports inner purification and strengthens bhakti.
Though it describes worldly offerings, the Purana uses such scenes to model Saguna devotion: honoring Shiva’s manifest play (līlā) through respectful offerings, which can be mirrored in Linga-pūjā by presenting clean, sattvic upacāras with humility.
A practical takeaway is to practice sattvic dāna and simple offerings during Shiva worship—such as presenting a clean vessel, water, flowers, or naivedya—while mentally repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with devotion.