Shloka 80
भस्म-प्रकार-त्रिपुण्ड्र-धारण-विधिः
Types of Bhasma and the Method of Wearing Tripuṇḍra
वानप्रस्थस्य कन्यानां दीक्षाहीननृणां तथा । मध्याह्नात्प्राग्जलैर्युक्तं परतो जलवर्जितम्
vānaprasthasya kanyānāṃ dīkṣāhīnanṛṇāṃ tathā | madhyāhnātprāgjalairyuktaṃ parato jalavarjitam
Für Vānaprasthas (Waldasketen), unverheiratete Mädchen und Männer ohne Dīkṣā soll das Ritual vor Mittag zusammen mit Wasser vollzogen werden; nach Mittag soll es ohne Wasser geschehen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Sthala Purana: A procedural (vidhi) verse regulating how the rite is performed for specific social/āśrama categories and for the uninitiated—indicating graded eligibility and safeguards.
Significance: Highlights that Śaiva purity-rites are adaptable by adhikāra (eligibility): water-assisted earlier in the day, waterless later—supporting continuity of daily observance.
FAQs
It teaches disciplined ācāra (right conduct) in Shiva-worship: when one’s ritual eligibility is limited (by life-stage or lack of dīkṣā), the scripture gives a time-based method so devotion remains orderly and pure.
Linga-pūjā is Saguna Shiva worship performed through regulated upacāras; this verse specifies how the water-offering (jala) component changes by time of day for certain worshippers, preserving scriptural propriety while honoring Shiva.
It implies a practical rule for abhiṣeka/ārghya: before midday, worship may include water; after midday, these categories should worship without water—focusing on mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) and other non-water offerings.