Devi Bhagavatam 11.9.32 — Cosmic Feminine Manifestations, Skandha 11, Adhyaya 9, Shloka 32
Description of Shirovratam and the Wearing of Tripundra
त्रियायुषेण मन्त्रेण मेधावीत्यादिनाथवा । गौणेन भस्मना धार्यं त्रिपुण्ड्रं ब्रह्मचारिणा
triyāyuṣeṇa mantreṇa medhāvītyādināthavā | gauṇena bhasmanā dhāryaṃ tripuṇḍraṃ brahmacāriṇā
ဗြဟ္မစာရီတစ်ဦးသည် ဂေါဏဘသ္မကို အသုံးပြု၍ တြယာယုၑမန္တန် သို့မဟုတ် 'မေဓာဝီ' အစရှိသော မန္တန်ကို ရွတ်ဆိုကာ တြိပုဏ္ဍြကို ဆင်ယင်ရမည်။
Narayana
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Mantra Referenced: Tryayusha mantra, Medhavi mantra
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Tantric Practice Type: Bhasma Dharana
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Recitation Occasion: Daily
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Discourse on Sadachara and the rules of wearing Bhasma
Narrative Layer: embedded
Text: Tailors the ritual specifically for students, using mantras that invoke longevity (Tryayusha) and intelligence (Medhavi).
Text: The choice of mantras reflects the goals of the student stage: health, long life to study, and the intellect required to grasp Vedic truths.
FAQs
A Brahmachari should use secondary (gauna) ash, which is typically derived from the sacred fire of his daily Samidh offerings.
A Brahmachari should chant the Tryayusha mantra or the Medhavi mantra while applying the Tripundra.
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