Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 80
पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः
Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva
मधुना यक्षराजो वै गच्छेच्च शिवपूजनात । धारा चेक्षुरसस्यापि सर्वानन्दकरी शिवे
madhunā yakṣarājo vai gacchecca śivapūjanāta | dhārā cekṣurasasyāpi sarvānandakarī śive
以蜂蜜供养湿婆者，必得成就夜叉之王的境界；即便以甘蔗汁作持流供奉于彼，在湿婆前亦成赐予一切安乐之因。
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Honey and sugarcane-juice offerings are presented as prosperity-and-bliss bestowers through Śiva-pūjā, aligning artha/kāma fruits with devotion while implying higher Śiva-anugraha as the source of ‘sarvānanda’.
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse teaches that simple, sattvic offerings made with devotion in Śiva-pūjā become vehicles of Śiva’s grace—granting both worldly elevation (prosperity and lordship) and inner bliss (ānanda) that purifies the soul toward liberation.
Honey and sugarcane-juice are classic abhiṣeka-style offerings to Saguna Śiva (often the Liṅga). The teaching emphasizes that tangible offerings, when offered to the Liṅga with bhakti, become spiritually potent and yield auspicious fruits through Śiva’s compassionate acceptance.
Perform Śiva-pūjā/abhisheka by offering honey (madhu) and, if available, a steady stream of sugarcane juice, while maintaining japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a devotional, pure intention.