Shloka 36
Kṣaura-Snāna-Vidhi — Rite of Tonsure/Shaving and Purificatory Bath (Śaiva Procedure)
यतिः प्रयत्नतः कुर्य्यात्क्षौरस्नानं च शुद्धये । संस्मरन्मनसा शुद्धं परं ब्रह्म सदाशिवम्
yatiḥ prayatnataḥ kuryyātkṣaurasnānaṃ ca śuddhaye | saṃsmaranmanasā śuddhaṃ paraṃ brahma sadāśivam
यतिः शुद्ध्यर्थं प्रयत्नेन क्षौरस्नानं समाचरेत्। शुद्धचित्तेन मनसा सदाशिवं परं ब्रह्म नित्यशुद्धं संस्मरेत्॥
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa teachings to the sages, conveying Shaiva discipline and inner remembrance)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that outer purification (cleanliness through shaving and bathing) should be paired with inner purification—steady mental remembrance of Sadāśiva as the Supreme Reality—so the aspirant’s discipline becomes a means to liberation.
Ritual purity supports formal worship (including Linga-pūjā), but the verse emphasizes that the heart of worship is inner recollection of Sadāśiva—linking Saguna practice (ritual discipline) to Nirguna realization (Shiva as Supreme Brahman).
Maintain bodily cleanliness as a sādhana and simultaneously practice manasika-smaraṇa (mental remembrance) of Sadāśiva—ideally joined with Shiva-japa (such as the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to keep the mind purified.