Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56
कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”
सोमपा आज्यपा नाम्ना तथैवान्ये सुकालिनः । हविष्मंतस्तु तास्सर्वे कव्यवाहाः प्रकीर्तिताः
somapā ājyapā nāmnā tathaivānye sukālinaḥ | haviṣmaṃtastu tāssarve kavyavāhāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
他们被称为“苏摩饮者”(Somapā)与“酥油饮者”(Ājyapā)，又有其他诸类，依其所定时节而至，吉祥而应时。彼等皆具祭祀供品(havis)，故被称颂为“Kavyavāha”——承载并传送祖灵(Pitṛ)供养之献供者。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse highlights the dharmic order by which offerings are properly transmitted—especially to the Pitṛs—showing that right ritual action (performed in proper time) supports harmony in the worlds, which Shaiva tradition treats as a preparatory purifier for devotion to Pati (Shiva).
In the Shiva Purana’s ritual worldview, honoring devas and Pitṛs through ordained offerings complements Saguna Shiva worship: the devotee maintains dharma and purity, then directs the fruit of such acts toward Shiva-bhakti and liberation under Shiva’s grace.
It implies performing pitṛ-kārya—such as tarpaṇa and śrāddha—with proper timing and sanctified havis; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may offer the act’s merit to Shiva while repeating the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) in a steady, sattvic mind.