Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29
शिवाश्रम-नित्यनैमित्तिककर्मविधिः / Śaiva Āśrama-Duties: Daily and Occasional Rites
Morning Purity & Bath Procedure
बुद्ध्वेशानादिसद्यांतं पञ्चब्रह्ममयं शिवम् । गृहीत्वा भसितं मन्त्रैर्विमृज्याङ्गानि संस्पृशेत्
buddhveśānādisadyāṃtaṃ pañcabrahmamayaṃ śivam | gṛhītvā bhasitaṃ mantrairvimṛjyāṅgāni saṃspṛśet
ដោយយល់ដឹងថា ព្រះសិវៈជាព្រះប្រាហ្មប្រាំ—ចាប់ពី ឥសាន ដល់ សទ្យោជាត—គួរយកភស្ម (ផេះស័ក្តិសិទ្ធ) ហើយពោលមន្ត្រ ទ្រង់ទ្រាយលាបឲ្យជ្រាប និងប៉ះបង្គាប់អវយវៈនានានៃរាងកាយ ដើម្បីបរិសុទ្ធ។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ishana
Significance: Pañcabrahma-jñāna and bhasma-dhāraṇa mark the Śaiva as one who remembers impermanence and turns from pāśa (bondage) toward Pati; bhasma is both purification and a sign of Śiva-sāmīpya.
Mantra: (Pañcabrahma mantras implied: Īśāna, Tatpuruṣa, Aghora, Vāmadeva, Sadyojāta)
Type: rudram
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that bhasma is not mere outer ornamentation: when applied with the awareness of Śiva as Pañcabrahma, the body is consecrated as an instrument of worship, aligning the practitioner (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati) and loosening bondage (pāśa).
The Pañcabrahma doctrine presents Saguna Śiva as manifest through five sacred aspects; applying bhasma with their mantras prepares the worshipper’s body as fit for Liṅga-pūjā and for contemplating Śiva’s immanent, grace-bestowing form.
A bhasma-dhāraṇa practice: take sacred ash, chant the appropriate Pañcabrahma mantras, and smear/touch the limbs—commonly associated with Tripuṇḍra application as part of daily Shaiva observance.