Shloka 19
संन्यासाचारवर्णनम्
Description of the Conduct and Daily Discipline of Saṃnyāsa
आबध्याद्वामतः शुद्धं कौपीनं च सडोरकम् । ततः संधारयेद्भस्म तद्विधिः प्रोच्यतेऽद्रिजे
ābadhyādvāmataḥ śuddhaṃ kaupīnaṃ ca saḍorakam | tataḥ saṃdhārayedbhasma tadvidhiḥ procyate'drije
ഇടത്തുവശത്ത് ഡോറയോടുകൂടിയ ശുദ്ധ കൗപീനം ഉറപ്പായി കെട്ടണം. തുടർന്ന് വിധിപൂർവ്വം ഭസ്മം ധരിച്ചു നിലകൊള്ളണം. ഹേ അദ്രിജേ (പർവ്വതകുമാരീ), ഇതാണ് ഉപദേശിക്കുന്ന നിയമം।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It links outer discipline to inner purity: the simple, pure garment and the bearing of bhasma signify detachment from ego and impermanence, preparing the seeker to remember Pati (Shiva) and move toward liberation.
Bhasma-dhāraṇa is a standard Shaiva mark of devotion and readiness for pūjā; by adopting the prescribed purity and ash, the devotee approaches Saguna Shiva—especially the Linga—with a consecrated body and focused mind.
It suggests a preparatory observance: wear a clean kaupīna/waist-cloth properly, then apply and maintain bhasma (often as Tripuṇḍra) as part of daily Shaiva practice alongside mantra-japa and worship.