Shloka 80

भस्म-प्रकार-त्रिपुण्ड्र-धारण-विधिः

Types of Bhasma and the Method of Wearing Tripuṇḍra

Devanagari script

वानप्रस्थस्य कन्यानां दीक्षाहीननृणां तथा । मध्याह्नात्प्राग्जलैर्युक्तं परतो जलवर्जितम्

Transliteration

vānaprasthasya kanyānāṃ dīkṣāhīnanṛṇāṃ tathā | madhyāhnātprāgjalairyuktaṃ parato jalavarjitam

Translation

For vānaprasthas (forest-dwelling ascetics), unmarried maidens, and men who have not received dīkṣā, the rite should be performed with water before midday; after midday it should be done without water.

Word by Word

• वानप्रस्थस्य: of the vānaprastha (forest-dweller)
• वानप्रस्थस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानप्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• कन्यानाम्: of maidens
• कन्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• दीक्षाहीननृणाम्: of men lacking initiation
• दीक्षाहीननृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा-हीन + नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'दीक्षाहीन' इति विशेषणपूर्वपद (those lacking initiation)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also/likewise)

• मध्याह्नात्: from midday
• मध्याह्नात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• प्राक्: before
• प्राक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (before/earlier)

• जलैः: with water
• जलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• युक्तम्: joined/associated (with)
• युक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• परतः: afterwards
• परतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक/देशवाचक (afterwards/from then on)

• जलवर्जितम्: devoid of water
• जलवर्जितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल + वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

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.

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

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.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

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.