Shloka 79

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

दिवा वा यदि वारात्रौ नारी वाथ नरोपि वा । पूजार्थं सजलं भस्म त्रिपुंड्रेणैव धारयेत्

Transliteration

divā vā yadi vārātrau nārī vātha naropi vā | pūjārthaṃ sajalaṃ bhasma tripuṃḍreṇaiva dhārayet

Translation

పగలైనా రాత్రైనా, స్త్రీయైనా పురుషుడైనా—పూజార్థంగా ప్రవృత్తుడైనవాడు జలంతో తడిపిన భస్మాన్ని త్రిపుండ్ర రూపంలోనే ధరించాలి।

Word by Word

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/locative sense: time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): ‘दिवा’ = by day

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प (disjunctive connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्पार्थक-निपात/particle of option)

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध (condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (शर्तार्थक/conjunction: conditional)

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्पार्थक-निपात)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa: time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; time-locative

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: कर्ता (Kartā/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्पार्थक-निपात)

• अथ: and/then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक/connector: then/and)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Kartā/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अवधारण/particle: also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्पार्थक-निपात)

• पूजा-अर्थम्: for worship
• पूजा-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Prayojana/purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-समर्थभाव: ‘पूजायाः अर्थः’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (purpose)

• स-जलम्: with water (moistened)
• स-जलम्: कर्म (Karma: object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-भाव) + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सह/स-समास: ‘जलेन सह’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भस्म’ विशेषणम्

• भस्म: sacred ash
• भस्म: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन्/भस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• त्रिपुण्ड्रेण: with the tripuṇḍra (three ash lines)
• त्रिपुण्ड्रेण: करण (Karaṇa/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + पुण्ड्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (‘त्रयः पुण्ड्राः’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/particle: indeed/only)

• धारयेत्: should wear/should apply
• धारयेत्: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/benedictive sense), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Tripuṇḍra-bhasma is a universal Shaiva mark of devotion—beyond time (day/night) and social identity (woman/man)—supporting purity, remembrance of Shiva, and readiness for worship.

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

Tripuṇḍra is a preparatory observance for Saguna Shiva worship, especially Linga-pūjā; applying moistened bhasma aligns the devotee’s body and mind as a fit vessel for offering, mantra, and dhyāna.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Before pūjā, moisten sacred ash with water and apply it as three horizontal lines (Tripuṇḍra), maintaining a steady remembrance of Shiva while preparing for mantra-japa and Linga worship.