Shloka 37
भस्म-प्रकार-त्रिपुण्ड्र-धारण-विधिः
Types of Bhasma and the Method of Wearing Tripuṇḍra
अतिवर्णाश्रमी नित्यं शिवोहं भावनात्परात् । शिवयोगी च नियतमीशानेनापि धारयेत्
ativarṇāśramī nityaṃ śivohaṃ bhāvanātparāt | śivayogī ca niyatamīśānenāpi dhārayet
جو ورن اور آشرم سے ماورا ہو چکا ہو، وہ ہمیشہ اعلیٰ ترین بھاونا ‘شِووہَم’ میں قائم رہے۔ اور باقاعدہ شِو یوگی بھی اِیشان کے سہارے اس ادراک کو ثابت قدمی سے تھامے رکھے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī is portrayed as the locus of liberating knowledge where Śiva grants jñāna and steadiness of Śiva-bhāva; the verse’s ‘śivo’ham’ contemplation resonates with Kāśī’s mokṣa-kṣetra identity.
Significance: Cultivation of Śiva-bhāva and yogic steadiness; orientation toward liberation through Śiva’s grace rather than mere social identity.
Mantra: शिवोऽहम् (śivo’ham)
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches liberation-oriented Śaiva contemplation: transcending external identity (varṇa-āśrama) and stabilizing the highest awareness in Śiva, expressed as the inner recognition “Śivo’ham.”
While Linga-worship is an outer support (saguṇa-upāsanā), this verse points to its inner culmination: sustained absorption in Śiva-consciousness, where the worshipper internalizes the Lord’s presence as the supreme reality.
A steady bhāvanā (meditative contemplation) on “Śivo’ham,” maintained with discipline; practically, it pairs well with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused dhāraṇā on Īśāna as the highest principle.