Shloka 24

संन्यासाचारवर्णनम्

Description of the Conduct and Daily Discipline of Saṃnyāsa

Devanagari script

सर्वांगं च ततो हस्तौ प्रक्षाल्यान्यत्समाहरेत् । समर्च्य पूर्वत्तत्तु त्रिपुण्ड्रांस्तेन धारयेत्

Transliteration

sarvāṃgaṃ ca tato hastau prakṣālyānyatsamāharet | samarcya pūrvattattu tripuṇḍrāṃstena dhārayet

Translation

ततः सर्वाङ्गं हस्तौ च प्रक्षाल्य, शिष्टान् द्रव्यसम्भारान् समाहरेत्। पूर्ववत् समर्च्य, तेनैव भस्मना विधितः त्रिपुण्ड्रान् धारयेत्।

Word by Word

• sarva-aṅgaṃ: the whole body
• sarva-aṅgaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; समासः—कर्मधारय (sarvam aṅgam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• hastau: (both) hands
• hastau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual (द्विवचन)

• prakṣālya: having washed
• prakṣālya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-kṣāl (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya; ‘having washed’

• anyat: other (requisite items)
• anyat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• samāharet: should collect/bring together
• samāharet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• samarcya: having worshipped
• samarcya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-arc (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya; ‘having worshipped’

• pūrvavat: as before; in the former manner
• pūrvavat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvavat (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; pronoun

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात-अव्यय), contrast/emphasis

• tripuṇḍrān: the three puṇḍra-marks (tripuṇḍra)
• tripuṇḍrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + puṇḍra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; समासः—द्विगु (trayaḥ puṇḍrāḥ)

• tena: with that; by that (material/means)
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; pronoun

• dhārayet: should wear/put on; should apply
• dhārayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śaiva ritual procedure to the sages, as typical of Purāṇic exposition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that outer cleanliness and orderly worship support inner purity, and that Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) is a Shaiva sign of surrender to Pati (Śiva) and remembrance of the impermanence of the body, aiding detachment and devotion.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Tripuṇḍra-dhāraṇa is a preparatory observance that aligns the devotee with Śiva’s worship; after performing the prior pūjā steps, the devotee bears the ash-marks as a consecrated seal of Saguna Śiva-bhakti and disciplined practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Wash the body and hands, complete the worship as prescribed, and then apply Tripuṇḍra using consecrated bhasma—treating it as a mindful act of Śiva-smaraṇa (remembrance) and purification.