Shloka 111
ब्रह्मा च ऋषयः सप्तदेवताश्च प्रकीर्तिताः । इत्येवं तु समुद्दिष्टं भस्मविद्भिर्मुनीश्वराः
brahmā ca ṛṣayaḥ saptadevatāśca prakīrtitāḥ | ityevaṃ tu samuddiṣṭaṃ bhasmavidbhirmunīśvarāḥ
“Brahmā, the Ṛṣis, and the seven deities have thus been declared. In this very manner, O best of sages, it has been set forth by those munis who know the true discipline of sacred Bhasma.”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: As part of the Viśveśvara-kṣetra teaching-stream, the passage frames orthodox Śaiva observance (bhasma-dhāraṇa) as a Vedic-ṛṣi sanctioned discipline, aligning personal consecration with the Lord of the Universe (Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha).
Significance: Affirms Śaiva identity and purity of observance in the Viśveśvara tradition; supports eligibility for liṅga-pūjā and mantra-japa through śaiva-saṃskāra (bhasma).
FAQs
It affirms that the teaching about Bhasma is not a casual custom but an authoritative Shaiva discipline transmitted by realized sages—linking worship to right knowledge, humility, and remembrance of impermanence under Shiva’s grace.
Bhasma (often worn as Tripuṇḍra) is a visible Shaiva mark that prepares the devotee for Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-pūjā—by establishing identity as Shiva’s servant and orienting body-mind toward sacredness and restraint.
It supports the traditional Shaiva practice of honoring and applying sacred ash (Tripuṇḍra) with devotion—ideally alongside mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” as taught by competent knowers of the rite.