Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30
शिवाश्रम-नित्यनैमित्तिककर्मविधिः / Śaiva Āśrama-Duties: Daily and Occasional Rites
Morning Purity & Bath Procedure
या दिनांतैश्शिरोवक्त्रहृद्गुह्यचरणान्क्रमात् । ततो मूलेन सर्वांगमालभ्य वसनान्तरम्
yā dināṃtaiśśirovaktrahṛdguhyacaraṇānkramāt | tato mūlena sarvāṃgamālabhya vasanāntaram
Ao fim do dia, deve-se ungir com vibhūti (cinza sagrada), em devida ordem, a cabeça, o rosto, o coração, a região secreta e os pés; depois, com o mantra-raiz, tocar e santificar todo o corpo e, em seguida, vestir roupas novas e limpas.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Significance: Daily bhasma application at day’s end functions as continual remembrance of Śiva and loosening of pāśa (bondage) through regulated conduct (ācāra) and mantra-saturated embodiment.
Mantra: (mūla-mantra implied) oṃ namaḥ śivāya
Type: panchakshara
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches daily Shaiva purification: the body is consecrated with bhasma and mantra so the devotee lives as a pashu offered to Pati (Shiva), turning ordinary bodily life into disciplined worship aligned with liberation.
Bhasma-dhāraṇa and mantra-nyāsa prepare the devotee as a fit vessel for Saguna Shiva worship—approaching the Linga with inner and outer purity, while remembering that Shiva’s grace alone removes bondage (pāśa).
Evening bhasma application in a prescribed sequence, followed by touching/consecrating the whole body with the mūla-mantra (commonly the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and then wearing clean clothes as part of daily Shaiva observance.