Devi Bhagavatam 11.13.8 — Cosmic Feminine Manifestations, Skandha 11, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 8
Skandha 11, Adhyaya 13: Tripundra Dharana Mahatmya Varnanam
माहेश्वराणां लिङ्गार्थं विधत्ते वैदिकी श्रुतिः । भस्मनोद्धूलनं चैव तथा तिर्यक् त्रिपुण्ड्रकम्
māheśvarāṇāṃ liṅgārthaṃ vidhatte vaidikī śrutiḥ | bhasmanoddhūlanaṃ caiva tathā tiryak tripuṇḍrakam
Ведическая Шрути предписывает посыпание Бхасмой и горизонтальную Трипундру как отличительный знак для преданных Махешвары.
Narayana
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Chakra Referenced: Ajna
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 Bhasma Mahatmya
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Text: Establishes the Tripundra as the official sectarian symbol for Shaivas/Shaktas.
Text: The word 'Linga' here means 'sign' or 'identifier'. Wearing the ash outwardly identifies the inner devotion and allegiance of the soul to the Supreme Lord (Maheshvara).
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The distinguishing mark (linga) of a devotee of Maheshvara is the horizontal Tripundra made of Bhasma.
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