Shloka 20

संन्यासाचारवर्णनम्

Description of the Conduct and Daily Discipline of Saṃnyāsa

Devanagari script

द्विराचम्य समादाय भस्म सद्यादिमंत्रतः । अग्निरित्यादिभिर्मंत्रैरभिमंत्र्य स्पृशेत्तनुम्

Transliteration

dvirācamya samādāya bhasma sadyādimaṃtrataḥ | agnirityādibhirmaṃtrairabhimaṃtrya spṛśettanum

Translation

ເມື່ອດື່ມນ້ຳຊຳລະ (ອາຈະມະນະ) ສອງຄັ້ງແລ້ວ ພຶງຢິບພະສະມະດ້ວຍມົນຕຣາ «ສັດໂຍຊາຕະ». ຈາກນັ້ນ ອະພິມົນຕຣາພະສະມະນັ້ນດ້ວຍມົນຕຣາທີ່ເລີ່ມດ້ວຍ «ອັກນິ…» ແລ້ວພຶງແຕະກາຍ ເພື່ອຊຳລະຕົນໃຫ້ບໍລິສຸດ.

Word by Word

• द्विः: twice
• द्विः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्विः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, संख्यावाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (numeral adverb) — ‘twice’

• आचम्य: having performed ācamana
• आचम्य: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having sipped (water) / performed ācamana’

• समादाय: having taken
• समादाय: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having taken up’

• भस्म: sacred ash
• भस्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म — ‘ashes (vibhūti)’

• सद्य-आदि-मन्त्रतः: with the ‘sadyā’ etc. mantras
• सद्य-आदि-मन्त्रतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्य + आदि + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (तसिल्); समासः
• Form: अव्यय, तसिलन्त; ‘according to/from the sadyā etc. mantras’; क्रियाविशेषण

• अग्निः: ‘Agni’ (mantra opening word)
• अग्निः: Vishaya (विषय/मन्त्र-आरम्भ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; मन्त्रपाठ-आरम्भशब्द (mantra incipit)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इति-निपात; quotation marker

• आदिभिः: with the following (etc.)
• आदिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण — ‘with the etc. (following ones)’

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण — ‘with mantras’

• अभिमन्त्र्य: having recited over (it)
• अभिमन्त्र्य: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having consecrated/recited over’

• स्पृशेत्: should touch
• स्पृशेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘should touch’

• तनुम्: the body
• तनुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म — ‘the body’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that the body becomes fit for Shaiva worship when purified by ācamana and sanctified by mantra-charged bhasma, symbolizing the burning of impurities and the devotee’s orientation toward Shiva (Pati) as the liberating Lord.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Before approaching the Linga (Saguna Shiva worship), the practitioner performs external and internal purification; applying bhasma with Vedic-Shaiva mantras is a preparatory act that aligns the worshipper’s body and mind for reverent linga-arcana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform ācamana, take bhasma while reciting the Sadyojāta mantra, consecrate it with “Agni…”-beginning mantras, and then touch/apply it to the body (bhasma-dhāraṇa/Tripuṇḍra) as part of daily Shaiva sādhana.