Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 80
भस्म-प्रकार-त्रिपुण्ड्र-धारण-विधिः
Types of Bhasma and the Method of Wearing Tripuṇḍra
वानप्रस्थस्य कन्यानां दीक्षाहीननृणां तथा । मध्याह्नात्प्राग्जलैर्युक्तं परतो जलवर्जितम्
vānaprasthasya kanyānāṃ dīkṣāhīnanṛṇāṃ tathā | madhyāhnātprāgjalairyuktaṃ parato jalavarjitam
Para sa mga vānaprastha (mga ascetic na naninirahan sa gubat), sa mga dalagang hindi pa kasal, at sa mga lalaking hindi pa tumatanggap ng dīkṣā, ang ritwal ay dapat isagawa na may tubig bago magtanghali; pagkalipas ng tanghali, isagawa ito nang walang tubig.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Sthala Purana: A procedural (vidhi) verse regulating how the rite is performed for specific social/āśrama categories and for the uninitiated—indicating graded eligibility and safeguards.
Significance: Highlights that Śaiva purity-rites are adaptable by adhikāra (eligibility): water-assisted earlier in the day, waterless later—supporting continuity of daily observance.
FAQs
It teaches disciplined ācāra (right conduct) in Shiva-worship: when one’s ritual eligibility is limited (by life-stage or lack of dīkṣā), the scripture gives a time-based method so devotion remains orderly and pure.
Linga-pūjā is Saguna Shiva worship performed through regulated upacāras; this verse specifies how the water-offering (jala) component changes by time of day for certain worshippers, preserving scriptural propriety while honoring Shiva.
It implies a practical rule for abhiṣeka/ārghya: before midday, worship may include water; after midday, these categories should worship without water—focusing on mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) and other non-water offerings.