Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 54
Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)
व्यास उवाच । इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा परमानन्दमागताः । समानर्चुश्च ते भूतं नानावस्तुभिरादरात
vyāsa uvāca | iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā paramānandamāgatāḥ | samānarcuśca te bhūtaṃ nānāvastubhirādarāta
毗耶娑说：听闻那些言语，他们充满了至上的欢喜。随后，他们怀着恭敬，以种种供品共同礼拜那位神圣的存在。
Vyasa
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse depicts the immediate devotional response (ānanda → arcana) after receiving Śaiva teaching, a common Purāṇic framing for śravaṇa-phala.
Significance: Models the pilgrim’s ideal sequence: hearing Śiva-kathā leading to bliss and then worship with offerings; indicates that right understanding culminates in pūjā.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis that true contact with Shiva’s grace arises through śravaṇa (hearing sacred instruction) leading to paramānanda (supreme bliss), which naturally culminates in devoted worship expressed through sincere offerings.
It portrays Saguna-upāsanā in practice: after receiving instruction, devotees respond by honoring the Lord’s manifested presence (often understood in Kotirudrasaṃhitā contexts as Shiva worship connected to holy sites/Jyotirlinga devotion) through respectful pūjā with tangible offerings.
A practical takeaway is collective pūjā after śravaṇa: offer water, flowers, incense, lamps, and food with ādarā (reverence), while inwardly sustaining bhakti—optionally accompanied by japa of the Panchakshara mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” as the worship is performed.