Shloka 62

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause

Devanagari script

तद्भस्मधारणात्कर्म स्वात्मन्यारोपितं भवेत् । अघोरेणात्ममंत्रेण बिल्वकाष्ठं प्रदाहयेत्

Transliteration

tadbhasmadhāraṇātkarma svātmanyāropitaṃ bhavet | aghoreṇātmamaṃtreṇa bilvakāṣṭhaṃ pradāhayet

Translation

ఆ భస్మాన్ని ధరించుటవలన కర్మ స్వయాత్మలోనే ఆరూపితమై అంతర్ముఖంగా స్థిరపడుతుంది. తరువాత అఘోర మంత్రాన్ని ఆత్మమంత్రంగా భావించి బిల్వకాష్ఠాన్ని దహించాలి।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन-समर्थ (समासपूर्वपद); ‘that’ as first member in compound

• भस्मधारणात्: from the wearing of ash
• भस्मधारणात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मधारण (प्रातिपदिक: भस्म + धारण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतु/निमित्त (from/because of); समास: तत्पुरुष (भस्मणः धारणम्)

• कर्म: the act/rite
• कर्म: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वात्मनि: in one’s own self
• स्वात्मनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक: स्व + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण; समास: तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य आत्मा)

• आरोपितम्: imposed/placed
• आरोपितम्: Karmaṇi-bhāva (कर्मणि/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुप्/आ-रोप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगभाव (placed/imposed)

• भवेत्: would be/should become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अघोरेण: with (the mantra/deity) Aghora
• अघोरेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण; (अघोर-नाम मन्त्र/देवता)

• आत्ममन्त्रेण: with the self-mantra
• आत्ममन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्ममन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक: आत्मन् + मन्त्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण; समास: तत्पुरुष (आत्मनः मन्त्रः)

• बिल्वकाष्ठम्: bilva-wood
• बिल्वकाष्ठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्वकाष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक: बिल्व + काष्ठ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (बिल्वस्य काष्ठम्)

• प्रदाहयेत्: should burn (it)
• प्रदाहयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दाḥ/दह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative (णिच्): ‘cause to burn’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Shiva’s worship-method to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, as typical of the Purāṇic frame)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: अघोरेणात्ममंत्रेण

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that bhasma-dhāraṇa is not merely external purity: it internalizes karma so worship becomes self-offering, aligning the practitioner (paśu) toward Śiva (Pati) through disciplined Shaiva conduct.

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

Bhasma and mantra are classic upacāras of Saguna Śiva worship; preparing ash with bilva-wood and the Aghora mantra supports Linga-pūjā by sanctifying the body as a fit locus for devotion and remembrance of Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare sacred ash by burning bilva-wood while reciting the Aghora mantra, then wear that bhasma (often as tripuṇḍra) so one’s worship and actions become inwardly consecrated.