Shloka 57

भस्म-प्रकार-त्रिपुण्ड्र-धारण-विधिः

Types of Bhasma and the Method of Wearing Tripuṇḍra

Devanagari script

सस्यारामादिहरणं गृहदाहादिकर्म च । गोहिरण्यमहिष्यादितिलकम्बलवाससाम्

Transliteration

sasyārāmādiharaṇaṃ gṛhadāhādikarma ca | gohiraṇyamahiṣyāditilakambalavāsasām

Translation

Stealing crops, gardens, and the like, and deeds such as setting houses on fire; and stealing cows, gold, buffaloes and the like, as well as sesame, blankets, and garments—all such acts are condemned as grave wrongdoing.

Word by Word

• सस्य-आराम-आदि-हरणम्: stealing crops, gardens, etc.
• सस्य-आराम-आदि-हरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आराम (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + हरण (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार/सूची-भावे तत्पुरुषः (सस्यस्य आरामस्य च आदीनां हरणम्)

• गृह-दाह-आदि-कर्म: acts like house-burning, etc.
• गृह-दाह-आदि-कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + दाह (प्रातिपदिक; √दह्) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (गृहदाहः आदि यस्य तत् कर्म)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गो-हिरण्य-महिषी-आदि-तिल-कम्बल-वाससाम्: of cows, gold, buffalo-cows, etc., and of sesame, blankets, garments
• गो-हिरण्य-महिषी-आदि-तिल-कम्बल-वाससाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + महिषी (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + कम्बल (प्रातिपदिक) + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं/स्त्री-समाहार-समासः; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (गोश्च हिरण्यस्य च महिष्याः च आदीनां तिलकम्बलवाससां च)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: In the Kāśī-oriented dharma teaching, property-violations and arson are listed as heavy pāśa-producing acts that disqualify one from the purity expected in Viśveśvara’s worship.

Significance: Pilgrimage is paired with inner/outer śuddhi; refraining from such harms is treated as protecting one’s adhikāra for darśana and liṅga-sevā.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It lists concrete acts of harm and theft that strengthen pāśa (bondage) through demerit (pāpa), obstructing inner purity needed for Shiva-bhakti and liberation in the Shaiva Siddhanta sense.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga-worship is not merely ritual; it presupposes dharmic restraint. Avoiding injury, theft, and arson supports sattva and makes devotion to Saguna Shiva fruitful, turning worship into genuine purification rather than outward form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is repentance and purification: steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined conduct, and traditional Shaiva expiations such as bhasma/Tripuṇḍra with sincere resolve to abandon harmful acts.