Shloka 62
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
तद्भस्मधारणात्कर्म स्वात्मन्यारोपितं भवेत् । अघोरेणात्ममंत्रेण बिल्वकाष्ठं प्रदाहयेत्
tadbhasmadhāraṇātkarma svātmanyāropitaṃ bhavet | aghoreṇātmamaṃtreṇa bilvakāṣṭhaṃ pradāhayet
Durch das Tragen dieser heiligen Bhasma wird das rituelle Tun nach innen gegründet, dem eigenen Selbst dargebracht und darin fest verankert. Danach soll man, indem man das Aghora-Mantra als Ātma-Mantra nimmt, Bilva-Holz verbrennen, um die heilige Asche zu bereiten.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Shiva’s worship-method to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, as typical of the Purāṇic frame)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti
Mantra: अघोरेणात्ममंत्रेण
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that bhasma-dhāraṇa is not merely external purity: it internalizes karma so worship becomes self-offering, aligning the practitioner (paśu) toward Śiva (Pati) through disciplined Shaiva conduct.
Bhasma and mantra are classic upacāras of Saguna Śiva worship; preparing ash with bilva-wood and the Aghora mantra supports Linga-pūjā by sanctifying the body as a fit locus for devotion and remembrance of Śiva.
Prepare sacred ash by burning bilva-wood while reciting the Aghora mantra, then wear that bhasma (often as tripuṇḍra) so one’s worship and actions become inwardly consecrated.