Devi Bhagavatam 11.9.4 — Cosmic Feminine Manifestations, Skandha 11, Adhyaya 9, Shloka 4
Description of Shirovratam and the Wearing of Tripundra
शिरोव्रतस्य माहात्म्यं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम् । ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्च देवताः सकला अपि
śirovratasya māhātmyaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṃ kṛtam | brahmā viṣṇuśca rudraśca devatāḥ sakalā api
သိရောဝတ၏ ကြီးမြတ်မှုကို ရှေးယခင်ကပင် ဘိုးဘေးတို့က တည်ဆောက်ခဲ့ကြသည်။ ဗြဟ္မာ၊ ဗိဿနိုး၊ ရုဒြနှင့် နတ်ဒေဝါအားလုံး (၎င်းကို ကျင့်ကြံခဲ့ကြသည်)။
Narayana
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Tantric Practice Type: Vrata
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Phala Shruti: Greatness established by ancestors and Trimurti
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Discourse on Sadachara and the greatness of Bhasma
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Text: Validates the practice of applying holy ash by citing the example of the supreme Trinity.
Text: Demonstrates that the path of purification through Bhasma is universally applicable, transcending sectarian boundaries within the Puranic framework.
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The greatness of the Shirovrata was established by ancient ancestors and observed by the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra) and all other deities.
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