Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 12
गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth
रंभामुख्या अप्सरसो मङ्गलद्रव्यपाणयः । विद्याधर्यश्च किन्नर्य्यस्तथा मर्य्यस्सहस्रशः
raṃbhāmukhyā apsaraso maṅgaladravyapāṇayaḥ | vidyādharyaśca kinnaryyastathā maryyassahasraśaḥ
在蓝婆（Rambhā）带领下，众多天女阿普萨拉手捧吉祥供品而来；随行的还有持明女（Vidyādharī）、紧那罗女（Kinnarī）以及成千上万的凡人。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga-specific passage; it depicts deva-samāja participation—apsarās and celestial women bringing maṅgala-dravya—typical of Śiva’s public cosmic recognition.
Significance: Models ideal worship culture: bringing maṅgala-dravya (auspicious offerings) to Śiva; suggests that even celestial beings honor Śiva, reinforcing the merit of offering and attendance (sevā) at Śiva-kṣetra.
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Deva-samāgama motif: celestial retinues assemble with offerings as a sign of a major sacred manifestation/celebration.
FAQs
It highlights that devotion to Shiva draws participation from all realms—celestial and human—showing Shiva as the universal Lord (Pati) who is approached through reverent offerings and bhakti.
The mention of auspicious substances carried as offerings points to saguna upāsanā—approaching Shiva in a worshipful form (often the Liṅga) through dravya and devotion, expressing surrender and reverence.
Offer Shiva “maṅgala dravya” in pūjā (e.g., flowers, incense, lamps, water), while maintaining bhāva; support it with japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as the inner offering.