Shloka 19
भस्म-प्रकार-त्रिपुण्ड्र-धारण-विधिः
Types of Bhasma and the Method of Wearing Tripuṇḍra
शिवाग्निकार्यं यः कृत्वा कुर्यात्त्रियायुषात्मवित् । मुच्यते सर्वपापैस्तु स्पृष्टेन भस्मना नरः
śivāgnikāryaṃ yaḥ kṛtvā kuryāttriyāyuṣātmavit | mucyate sarvapāpaistu spṛṣṭena bhasmanā naraḥ
যি মানুহে শিৱাগ্নিৰ কাৰ্য সম্পন্ন কৰি, ভস্মৰ ত্ৰ্যায়ুষ-শক্তি বুজি পবিত্ৰ ভস্ম ধাৰণ কৰে, সি ভস্মৰ স্পৰ্শমাত্ৰেই শুদ্ধ হৈ সকলো পাপৰ পৰা মুক্ত হয়।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches that bhasma is not mere symbolism: when prepared/received through Śiva-related rites and worn with right understanding, it becomes a means of purification, weakening pāpa and pasha (bondage) and turning the devotee toward Śiva’s grace (anugraha).
In Saguna Śiva worship—especially around the Liṅga—bhasma and Tripuṇḍra are external marks of inner surrender and Śiva-bhakti. The verse links bodily practice (touching/wearing ash) with sanctification through Śiva’s presence invoked by ritual.
It points to Śiva-agni related observance and the reverent application of bhasma (often as Tripuṇḍra), ideally accompanied by remembrance of Śiva and mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).