Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 56
अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः
Agnikārya and Homa Procedure
अपक्वमतिपाक्वं च संत्यज्य भसितं सितम् । आदाय वा समालोड्य भस्माधारे विनिक्षिपेत्
apakvamatipākvaṃ ca saṃtyajya bhasitaṃ sitam | ādāya vā samāloḍya bhasmādhāre vinikṣipet
முழுமையாக எரியாததும் மிகையாக எரிந்ததும் ஆகிய சாம்பலை விட்டு, தூய வெண்சாம்பலை எடுத்துக்கொள்ள வேண்டும். அதைச் சேர்த்து நன்றாக சலித்து, பஸ்மம் வைக்கும் பாத்திரத்தில் வைக்க வேண்டும்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches disciplined purity in bhasma (vibhuti) practice: the devotee rejects defective ash and preserves only clean, sattvic bhasma, reflecting the Shaiva Siddhanta aim of removing impurity (mala) and cultivating steadiness in worship of Pati (Shiva).
Bhasma is a key Shaiva upachara used alongside Linga worship and tripundra; preparing and storing it correctly supports orderly, reverent saguna worship while reminding the devotee of Shiva’s transcendence over the perishable body.
Select only properly prepared white bhasma, sift/mix it cleanly, and store it in a dedicated bhasma-holder for later application as tripundra during daily puja, japa, and observances like Mahashivratri.