Shloka 95
भस्म-प्रकार-त्रिपुण्ड्र-धारण-विधिः
Types of Bhasma and the Method of Wearing Tripuṇḍra
एवं नित्यं नमस्कृत्य सद्भक्त्या स्थानदेवताः । त्रिपुंड्रं धारयेच्छुद्धो भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च विंदति
evaṃ nityaṃ namaskṛtya sadbhaktyā sthānadevatāḥ | tripuṃḍraṃ dhārayecchuddho bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca viṃdati
かくして、日々まことの信愛をもって聖地の守護神々に礼拝し、清められた者はトリプンダラ（三本の聖灰の線）を身に帯びよ。そうすれば、現世の福（bhukti）と解脱（mukti）の両方を得る。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: As Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha, Śiva is the Lord of the kṣetra who grants both bhukti and mukti; the verse echoes the kṣetra-devatā orientation central to Kāśī where liberation is promised through Śiva’s grace.
Significance: Darśana and worship of the kṣetra-liṅga with tripuṇḍra-dhāraṇa is taught as a means to both worldly welfare (bhukti) and final release (mukti), emphasizing Śiva’s anugraha.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that daily, sincere devotion expressed through salutations and the Shaiva mark of Tripuṇḍra purifies the practitioner and leads to both dharmic prosperity (bhukti) and final release (mukti) under Shiva’s grace.
Tripuṇḍra-dhāraṇa is an outward Shaiva sign that supports inward remembrance of Saguna Shiva (often worshipped as the Linga) and aligns the devotee with kṣetra-worship—honoring the sacred space and its presiding deities as part of Shiva’s manifest order.
Offer daily namaskāra with sincere bhakti to the presiding deities of the sacred place, then wear the Tripuṇḍra of bhasma in purity as a continual reminder of Shiva and the discipline that culminates in liberation.