Shloka 8

Adhyaya 34: भस्ममहात्म्यं—अग्नीषोमात्मक-शिवतत्त्वं तथा पाशुपतव्रतप्रशंसा

Devanagari script

तस्माद्भस्म महाभागा मद्वीर्यमिति चोच्यते स्ववीर्यं वपुषा चैव धारयामीति वै स्थितिः

Transliteration

tasmādbhasma mahābhāgā madvīryamiti cocyate svavīryaṃ vapuṣā caiva dhārayāmīti vai sthitiḥ

Translation

Vì vậy, hỡi những bậc đại phúc, tro thiêng này được gọi là “vīrya—uy lực của Ta”. Chân lý đã an lập là: “Ta nâng giữ chính năng lực của Ta ngay trong thân thể của Ta.”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that cause

• भस्म: sacred ash (vibhūti)

• महाभागाः: O greatly fortunate ones

• मद्वीर्यम्: my potency/virya

• इति: thus

• च: and

• उच्यते: is called/said

• स्ववीर्यम्: one’s own potency

• वपुषा: by/within the body, in embodied form

• च एव: and indeed

• धारयामि: I bear/sustain/hold

• इति: thus

• वै: certainly/indeed

• स्थितिः: established doctrine/settled principle

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s doctrine within the Bhasma context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It declares bhasma (vibhuti) to be Shiva’s own vīrya, making bhasma-dhāraṇa a direct Shaiva mark of consecration and a reminder that the Linga’s power is Shiva’s self-existent potency.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is presented as Pati—the self-sustaining Lord—who bears and upholds his own śakti/virya without dependence, implying sovereign, self-established divinity beyond pasha-bound limitation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Bhasma-dhāraṇa (applying sacred ash) is implied as a Shaiva observance aligned with Pashupata discipline—internalizing dispassion and identifying the pashu (soul) with the protection and power of Pati (Shiva).