Shloka 19

संन्यासाचारवर्णनम्

Description of the Conduct and Daily Discipline of Saṃnyāsa

Devanagari script

आबध्याद्वामतः शुद्धं कौपीनं च सडोरकम् । ततः संधारयेद्भस्म तद्विधिः प्रोच्यतेऽद्रिजे

Transliteration

ābadhyādvāmataḥ śuddhaṃ kaupīnaṃ ca saḍorakam | tataḥ saṃdhārayedbhasma tadvidhiḥ procyate'drije

Translation

«ليشدّ على جانبه الأيسر الكَوْپِين الطاهر مع حزامه شدًّا محكمًا. ثم ليضع ويحمل البهَسْمَة (bhasma)، أي الرماد المقدّس، على الوجه المشروع. يا ابنة الجبل (Adrije)، هذه هي القاعدة المقرّرة التي تُعلَّم.»

Word by Word

• आबध्य: having tied
• आबध्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having tied/bound’

• वामतः: from the left (side)
• वामतः: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘from the left side’

• शुद्धम्: pure
• शुद्धम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• कौपीनम्: loincloth
• कौपीनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौपीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स-डोरकम्: with a cord
• स-डोरकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपपद) + डोरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘डोरकेन सह’ (with a cord)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (sequencing adverb)

• संधारयेत्: should hold/apply/put on
• संधारयेत्: Vidhi-kriyā (विधेयक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-धृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भस्म: sacred ash
• भस्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तद्-विधिः: that procedure
• तद्-विधिः: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘तस्य विधिः’

• प्रोच्यते: is declared/taught
• प्रोच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• अद्रिजे: O daughter of the mountain (Pārvatī)
• अद्रिजे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Bhasma-dhāraṇa is taught as a distinctive Śaiva marker of purity, renunciation, and Śiva-sambandha; it signifies turning the body into a ‘field’ for Śiva’s grace and protection.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It links outer discipline to inner purity: the simple, pure garment and the bearing of bhasma signify detachment from ego and impermanence, preparing the seeker to remember Pati (Shiva) and move toward liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Bhasma-dhāraṇa is a standard Shaiva mark of devotion and readiness for pūjā; by adopting the prescribed purity and ash, the devotee approaches Saguna Shiva—especially the Linga—with a consecrated body and focused mind.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests a preparatory observance: wear a clean kaupīna/waist-cloth properly, then apply and maintain bhasma (often as Tripuṇḍra) as part of daily Shaiva practice alongside mantra-japa and worship.