Shloka 72
भस्म-प्रकार-त्रिपुण्ड्र-धारण-विधिः
Types of Bhasma and the Method of Wearing Tripuṇḍra
शिवलोकं ततः प्राप्य लब्ध्वेष्टं काममक्षयम् । शिवसायुज्यमाप्नोति संशयो नात्र जायते
śivalokaṃ tataḥ prāpya labdhveṣṭaṃ kāmamakṣayam | śivasāyujyamāpnoti saṃśayo nātra jāyate
Daraufhin, nachdem man Śivas Welt erreicht und die ersehnte, unvergängliche Erfüllung empfangen hat, gelangt man zu Śiva-sāyujya, der Einheit mit Śiva. Daran entsteht kein Zweifel.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī/Viśveśvara is portrayed as the gateway from graded lokas to Śivaloka and finally sāyujya; the narrative logic is that Śiva’s grace consummates what other lokas cannot: imperishable fulfillment.
Significance: Affirms the Śaiva Siddhānta telos: beyond bhoga in higher worlds lies Śiva’s abode and the culminating state granted by grace (anugraha).
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Transcendence of kalpa-time is implied: ‘akṣaya’ fulfillment and sāyujya stand beyond cyclical cosmic durations.
FAQs
It declares the assured fruit of Śiva-bhakti: attainment of Śivaloka and ultimately Śiva-sāyujya—liberation through closeness and union with Pati (Śiva), beyond perishable worldly rewards.
In the Vidyeśvara context, worship of Saguna Śiva—especially through the Liṅga and Śiva-mantra—purifies the paśu (bound soul) and leads stepwise to Śivaloka and then to the highest grace culminating in sāyujya.
Steady Śiva-upāsanā is implied—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Liṅga-pūjā with devotion, and disciplined conduct; these are traditionally supported by bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance.