Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, 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
उस अग्नि को “शिवाग्नि” कहा गया है; उस शिवाग्नि से जो दग्ध होता है, वही शिवाग्निजन्य पवित्र भस्म बनता है। पहले कपिला गाय के गोबर को जलाए, अथवा केवल शुद्ध गोबर ही।
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.