Shloka 112
भस्म-प्रकार-त्रिपुण्ड्र-धारण-विधिः
Types of Bhasma and the Method of Wearing Tripuṇḍra
अथ वा मस्तकं बाहूहृदयं नाभिरेव च । पंचस्थानान्यमून्याहुर्धारणे भस्मविज्जनाः
atha vā mastakaṃ bāhūhṛdayaṃ nābhireva ca | paṃcasthānānyamūnyāhurdhāraṇe bhasmavijjanāḥ
ឬម្យ៉ាងទៀត ក្បាល ដៃទាំងពីរ បេះដូង និងផ្ចិត—អ្នកដឹងពិតអំពីភស្ម (bhasma) ប្រកាសថា ទាំងនេះជាទីតាំងប្រាំលើរាងកាយ សម្រាប់ពាក់ភស្ម ជាសញ្ញាសៃវៈនៃការបរិសុទ្ធ។
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s worship-ordinances to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī’s Viśveśvara tradition emphasizes external Śaiva insignia (bhasma/tripuṇḍra) as daily ācāra supporting inner remembrance; the verse lists bodily loci for bhasma-dhāraṇa as a portable ‘kṣetra’ of consecration.
Significance: Encourages constant Śiva-smṛti through bodily consecration; supports sādhaka’s readiness for darśana, japa, and liṅga-sevā in the jyotirliṅga kṣetra.
FAQs
It teaches that bhasma is not merely decorative: it is a consecrating Shaiva discipline, marking the body as offered to Pati (Shiva) and reminding the devotee of detachment, purity, and the burning of impurities.
Bhasma-dhāraṇa is part of Saguna Shiva worship and Linga-upāsanā: the devotee bears Shiva’s sacred sign on the body while performing pūjā, mantra-japa, and daily observances, aligning outer practice with inner devotion.
Apply sacred ash (vibhūti/bhasma) to the prescribed five places—head, arms, heart, and navel—as a regular vow, ideally alongside Shiva-mantra (such as the Pañcākṣarī) and remembrance of Shiva.