Devi Bhagavatam 11.13.27 — Cosmic Feminine Manifestations, Skandha 11, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 27
Skandha 11, Adhyaya 13: Tripundra Dharana Mahatmya Varnanam
ध्यानं तपस्त्रिपुण्ड्रस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् । यथा राजा स्वचिह्नाङ्कं स्वजनं मन्यते सदा
dhyānaṃ tapastripuṇḍrasya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm . yathā rājā svacihnāṅkaṃ svajanaṃ manyate sadā
...meditasi, dan pertapaan tidak setara bahkan dengan seperenam belas bagian dari pahala mengenakan Tripundra. Sama seperti seorang raja selalu menganggap orang yang memakai lencana kerajaannya sebagai orangnya sendiri...
Narayana
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Tantric Practice Type: Tripundra Dharana
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Concluding the comparison of Tripundra with other practices using a royal metaphor
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Text: Encourages the daily application of Bhasma as a mark of divine belonging.
Text: Emphasizes that bearing the mark of the divine (surrender) is more potent than self-effort through severe penance.
FAQs
According to the verse, meditation and penance do not equal even one-sixteenth of the merit gained by wearing the Tripundra.
It is compared to a royal insignia. Just as a king recognizes someone wearing his mark as his own subject, the divine recognizes the devotee wearing the Tripundra.
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