Offerings to Shiva.

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I found the following info. in the vAra visheSha shiva pUja section

of a certain book.

The compiler says that the following is mentioned in Karana Agama(a

shaiva text).

The following lists the day, the offering(naivedya) to Shiva that is

to be made on that day along with the flowers and leaves that are to

be offered.Also lists the specific avatara of Shiva for each week

day.

 

 

Sunday:

Offering:pAyasAnnaM - Rice cooked with milk etc.

Avatara:Manmadha Dahanam- Shiva reducing manmadha to ashes.

Flowers/Leaves:White Lotus/Durva

 

Monday:

Offering:dadhyAnnam - Curd Rice.

Avatara:Sarabheshvara- Shiva assuming the terrible form of a Sarabha.

Flowers:Punnaga(Calophyllum inophyllum)/Bilva leaves

 

Tuesday:

Offering:mudgAnnam-Rice cooked with milk,lentils(green gram-moong

dal),and sugar.(chekkera pongali - in telugu)

Avatara:Yamantaka- Shiva vanquishing Yama.

Flowers:Red Lotus/dhAtakI.

 

Wednesday:

Offering:Yellow rice. haridrAnnaM.

Avatara:Daksa Yajna dhvamsi- Shiva destroying Daksha Yajna.

Flowers/Leaves:Rose/Tulasi

 

Thurday:

Offering:gUDAnnaM - Rice mixed with jaggery.

Avatara:Tripurantaka- Shiva eliminating tripurasura(s).

Flowers:Champaka/dAnta leaves.

 

Friday:

Offering:shuddhAnnaM - ?

Avatara:Gajasura samhara murti- Shiva destroying gajasura.

Flowers:Jasmine/Leaves of Pomegranate tree/plant.

 

Saturday:

Offering:tilAnnam - Rice mixed with fried sesame seeds.

Avatara:Chandisha Anugraha murti- The incident of Shiva giving boons

to Chandisha.

Flowers:Blue water lily/Vishnukranta leaves.

 

Related Shlokas:

Flowers:

abjaM caiva tu punnAgaM raktAbjaM caiva pATalI.

campakaM jAtipushpam ca tathA nIlotpalam kramAt.h..1..

(saurAdi mandavArantamarcayitvA visheShakR^it.h)

Naivedya:

pAyasAnnaM ca dadhyannaM mudgAnnaM ca haridrakaM.

guDAnna mapi shuddhAnnaM tilAnnaM ca yathAkramAt.h..2..

Leaves:

dUrvAshca bilva patrANi dhAtakI tulasI tathA.

dAntam ca dADimI patraM viShNukrAntam tathaiva ca..3..

 

I left translation of some leaves.

 

Corrections welcome.