पाशुपतव्रतविधिः | The Procedure of the Supreme Pāśupata Vow
सर्वांगोद्धूलनं कुर्यात्प्रणवेन शिवेन वा । ततस्त्रिपुण्ड्रं रचयेत्त्रियायुषसमाह्वयम्
sarvāṃgoddhūlanaṃ kuryātpraṇavena śivena vā | tatastripuṇḍraṃ racayettriyāyuṣasamāhvayam
پرنَو (اوم) یا شِو کے نام کا جپ کرتے ہوئے پورے بدن پر وِبھوتی (بھسم) ملنی چاہیے۔ اس کے بعد تری پُنڈْر لگایا جائے، جو ماضی، حال اور مستقبل یعنی تری آیُش کا آہوان کرتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Mantra: ॐ (प्रणव) / शिव (नाम)
Type: panchakshara
It teaches bhasma-dhāraṇa as a Shaiva purifier: the ash signifies detachment from impermanence, while mantra-recitation sanctifies the body as a fit vessel for devotion to Pati (Śiva) and for liberation-oriented practice.
Tripuṇḍra and bhasma are external marks of Saguna Śiva-upāsanā that prepare the worshipper for Linga-pūjā; the Praṇava/Śiva-mantra aligns the mind with Śiva’s presence before entering ritual worship.
Smear sacred ash over the body while reciting Oṁ or a Śiva-mantra, then apply the Tripuṇḍra on the forehead (and other prescribed places), treating it as a mantra-charged act of purification and remembrance.