Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath
धात्र्युद्भवा स्मृता धात्री माभवा मालती स्मृता । गौरीभवा च तुलसी तमस्सत्त्वरजोगुणाः
dhātryudbhavā smṛtā dhātrī mābhavā mālatī smṛtā | gaurībhavā ca tulasī tamassattvarajoguṇāḥ
据说，诃多梨生于诃多梨树（Āmalakī余甘子）；摩罗底被记为出自“摩”之植物；而图拉西则说是由圣母高丽所化生。它们亦与三德相应——惰性(tamas)、清明(sattva)、激动(rajas)。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Vāmadeva
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It links sacred offering-plants to divine origins and to the three guṇas, teaching that devotion (bhakti) can purify the guṇas and orient the mind toward Śiva, the Lord beyond prakṛti.
By describing holy plants and their guṇa-associations, the verse supports saguna worship through prescribed offerings; such pūjā to the Liṅga disciplines the guṇas and leads the devotee toward realization of Śiva’s transcendent nature.
Offer pure leaves/flowers with guṇa-awareness—cultivating sattva through clean conduct and prayer—while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the inner practice accompanying external pūjā.