Shloka 75

भस्म-प्रकार-त्रिपुण्ड्र-धारण-विधिः

Types of Bhasma and the Method of Wearing Tripuṇḍra

Devanagari script

श्राद्धे यज्ञे जपे होमे वैश्वदेवे सुरार्चने । धृतत्रिपुंड्रः पूतात्मा मृत्युं जयति मानवः

Transliteration

śrāddhe yajñe jape home vaiśvadeve surārcane | dhṛtatripuṃḍraḥ pūtātmā mṛtyuṃ jayati mānavaḥ

Translation

ശ്രാദ്ധം, യജ്ഞം, ജപം, ഹോമം, വൈശ്വദേവം, ദേവാർച്ചനം എന്നിവയിൽ—ത്രിപുണ്ഡ്രം ധരിച്ച ശുദ്ധാത്മാവായ മനുഷ്യൻ മരണത്തെ ജയിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• श्राद्धे: in śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यज्ञे: in sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जपे: in mantra-recitation
• जपे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• होमे: in fire-offering
• होमे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वैश्वदेवे: in vaiśvadeva rite
• वैश्वदेवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्वदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुरार्चने: in worship of the gods
• सुरार्चने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् अर्चनम्)

• धृतत्रिपुण्ड्रः: wearing the tripuṇḍra
• धृतत्रिपुण्ड्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृत-त्रिपुण्ड्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP) ‘धृत’ + षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रिपुण्ड्रं धृतवान्)

• पूतात्मा: pure-souled
• पूतात्मा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूत-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (पूतः आत्मा यस्य/पूत आत्मा)

• मृत्युम्: death
• मृत्युम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जयति: conquers
• जयति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Tripuṇḍra-dhāraṇa (wearing Shiva’s sacred ash marks) sanctifies all Vedic and devotional actions—śrāddha, yajña, japa, and homa—so the practitioner becomes inwardly purified and gains Shiva’s grace that leads beyond fear of death toward liberation.

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

Tripuṇḍra is a Shaiva sign of belonging to and remembering Saguna Shiva—especially the Linga—through constant bodily and mental recollection; it marks the devotee as aligned with Shiva-tattva while performing daily rites and temple worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Wear Tripuṇḍra made of bhasma while doing japa, homa, and daily offerings (Vaiśvadeva), maintaining inner purity and Shiva-smaraṇa; this integrates external ritual with meditative remembrance of Lord Shiva.