Shloka 16
Adhyaya 34: भस्ममहात्म्यं—अग्नीषोमात्मक-शिवतत्त्वं तथा पाशुपतव्रतप्रशंसा
Devanagari script
भस्मस्नानेन दिग्धाङ्गो ध्यायते मनसा भवम् यद्यकार्यसहस्राणि कृत्वा यः स्नाति भस्मना
Transliteration
bhasmasnānena digdhāṅgo dhyāyate manasā bhavam yadyakāryasahasrāṇi kṛtvā yaḥ snāti bhasmanā
Translation
Après s’être baigné de bhasma (cendre sacrée) et en avoir enduit le corps, qu’on médite en son cœur Bhava (Śiva) ; même si l’on a commis des milliers d’actes fautifs, celui qui se baigne de bhasma est purifié.
Word by Word
bhasma-snānenaby bathing with sacred ash (bhasma)
bhasma-snānena:
digdha-aṅgaḥwhose limbs/body are smeared (with it)
digdha-aṅgaḥ:
dhyāyatemeditates/should meditate
dhyāyate:
manasāwith the mind
manasā:
bhavamBhava, Lord Śiva as Pati
bhavam:
yadieven if/although
yadi:
akārya-sahasrāṇithousands of improper/forbidden deeds
akārya-sahasrāṇi:
kṛtvāhaving done/committed
kṛtvā:
yaḥwhoever
yaḥ:
snātibathes/purifies oneself
snāti:
bhasmanāwith bhasma (holy ash)
bhasmanā:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva observances to the sages of Naimisharanya)