Shloka 80

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause

Devanagari script

त्रिपुंड्रं सजलं भस्म धृत्वा पूजां करोति यः । शिवपूजां फलं सांगं तस्यैव हि सुनिश्चितम्

Transliteration

tripuṃḍraṃ sajalaṃ bhasma dhṛtvā pūjāṃ karoti yaḥ | śivapūjāṃ phalaṃ sāṃgaṃ tasyaiva hi suniścitam

Translation

Sesiapa yang melakukan pemujaan setelah menyapukan Tripuṇḍra—bhasma (abu suci) yang dibasahi air—maka baginya pasti terjamin buah pemujaan Śiva yang lengkap, tidak berkurang sedikit pun.

Word by Word

• त्रिपुण्ड्रम्: the tripuṇḍra
• त्रिपुण्ड्रम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + पुण्ड्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स-जलम्: moistened (with water)
• स-जलम्: कर्म (object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-भाव) + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सह/स-समास), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘भस्म’ विशेषणम्

• भस्म: sacred ash
• भस्म: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन्/भस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धृत्वा: having worn/applied
• धृत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having worn/applied’

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करोति: does/performs
• करोति: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Kartā/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• शिव-पूजाम्: Śiva-worship
• शिव-पूजाम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: ‘शिवस्य पूजा’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्ता/विषय (predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स-अङ्गम्: complete, with all parts (in full)
• स-अङ्गम्: विशेषण (qualifier of result)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह-भाव) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सह/स-समास: ‘अङ्गैः सह’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘फलम्’ विशेषणम्

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात: emphasis/causal ‘indeed/for’)

• सु-निश्चितम्: well-assured, certain
• सु-निश्चितम्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + निश्चित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from नि+√चि/√चित्)
• Form: कर्मधारय (उपपद: ‘सु’ + ‘निश्चित’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘फलम्’ विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s worship-principles to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Tripuṇḍra-bhasma is not mere decoration but a Shaiva sādhana-mark that aligns body and mind with Śiva-bhakti; when worship is done with this discipline, the fruit of Śiva-pūjā becomes “sāṅga”—complete and fully effective.

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

Tripuṇḍra-bhasma is a traditional preparatory observance for Saguna Śiva worship, especially Liṅga-pūjā, signaling consecration of the worshipper’s body as fit for approaching the Liṅga and receiving the full grace-bearing result of the rite.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Apply bhasma as Tripuṇḍra (moistened with water) before beginning Śiva-pūjā; then worship with devotion—this verse emphasizes the preparatory observance of bhasma-dhāraṇa as part of the complete Shaiva ritual discipline.