Shloka 10
भस्म–रुद्राक्ष–शिवनाममाहात्म्य
The Greatness of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and the Name of Śiva
शिवनामविभूतिश्च तथा रुद्रा क्ष एव च । एतत्त्रयं महापुण्यं त्रिवेणीसदृशं स्मृतम्
śivanāmavibhūtiśca tathā rudrā kṣa eva ca | etattrayaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ triveṇīsadṛśaṃ smṛtam
ശിവനാമം, വിഭൂതി, രുദ്രാക്ഷം—ഈ ത്രയം മഹാപുണ്യകരം; ത്രിവേണിയോട് സമമാണെന്ന് സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a specific jyotirliṅga episode; the verse creates a ‘portable Triveṇī’ by equating Śiva-nāma, bhasma, and rudrākṣa with the sanctity of the confluence.
Significance: Establishes Śaiva identity-markers as constant tīrtha, granting confluence-level merit without dependence on travel.
Type: panchakshara
FAQs
It declares three Shaiva sanctifiers—Shiva’s Name, vibhuti (bhasma), and rudraksha—as a complete, highly purifying triad, equal in sanctity to bathing at the Triveṇī; in Shaiva Siddhanta, these support devotion and inner purification leading toward Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
These are core outward marks and practices of Saguna Shiva worship: chanting Shiva-nāma as mantra, wearing rudrākṣa as a devotional emblem, and applying vibhūti/Tripuṇḍra as consecration—each orienting the devotee toward the Linga as the living presence of Shiva.
Chant Shiva-nāma (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), apply vibhūti as Tripuṇḍra with reverence, and wear/hold rudrākṣa for japa—treating the three together as a daily Shaiva sādhanā.