Shloka 63
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
शिवाग्निरिति संप्रोक्तस्तेन दग्धं शिवाग्निजम् । कपिलागोमयं पूर्वं केवलं गव्यमेव वा
śivāgniriti saṃproktastena dagdhaṃ śivāgnijam | kapilāgomayaṃ pūrvaṃ kevalaṃ gavyameva vā
Ese fuego es proclamado “el fuego de Śiva”; y lo que es consumido por ese fuego de Śiva se vuelve bhasma, la ceniza sagrada nacida del fuego de Śiva. Primero, debe quemarse el estiércol de una vaca kapilā (de color leonado), o bien, en su lugar, sólo estiércol de vaca puro.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: शिवाग्निरिति संप्रोक्तः
FAQs
It sanctifies bhasma as “Śiva-born” when produced through a consecrated Śiva-fire, emphasizing purity and Śiva’s grace as the basis of ritual and inner purification in Shaiva practice.
Bhasma prepared through Śiva-agni is a key Shaiva upacāra (offering/mark) used in Saguna Shiva worship—especially alongside Linga worship—signifying surrender of ego and the transient nature of the body.
Prepare sacred ash by burning cow-dung (preferably kapilā-cow dung) in a consecrated Śiva-fire, then apply it as bhasma/Tripuṇḍra with Shiva-mantras as a daily discipline of purification and remembrance of Śiva.