Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 66
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
दीप्त्यर्थं तत्तु संग्राह्यं मन्यते पूज्यतेपि च । भस्मशब्दार्थ एवं हि शिवः पूर्वं तथाऽकरोत्
dīptyarthaṃ tattu saṃgrāhyaṃ manyate pūjyatepi ca | bhasmaśabdārtha evaṃ hi śivaḥ pūrvaṃ tathā'karot
ဤဘသ္မကို ဝိညာဉ်ရောင်ခြည် ထွန်းလင်းစေရန် စုဆောင်းထားသင့်သည်ဟု ယူဆကြသည်၊ ထို့ပြင် ပူဇော်ထိုက်သောအရာဟုလည်း မှတ်ယူကြသည်။ အမှန်တကယ် «ဘသ္မ» ဟူသော စကားလုံး၏ အဓိပ္ပါယ်သည် ဤသို့ပင် ဖြစ်ပြီး၊ ရှီဝဘုရားသည် ရှေးကာလကတည်းက ဤနည်းအတိုင်း ပြုခဲ့သည်။
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that bhasma (sacred ash) is not ordinary residue but a revered Shaiva sacramental substance kept for inner and outer “radiance” (dīpti), symbolizing purity, detachment, and Shiva-oriented consciousness.
Bhasma is treated as worship-worthy because it supports Saguna Shiva worship through visible Shaiva marks (like Tripuṇḍra) and prepares the devotee’s body-mind as a fit vessel for Linga-pūjā and remembrance of Shiva.
Collect and preserve sacred ash, honor it as a Shaiva aid to purity, and apply it as Tripuṇḍra while maintaining Shiva-smṛti (remembrance), especially in daily worship and Mahāśivarātri observances.