Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 10
भस्म–रुद्राक्ष–शिवनाममाहात्म्य
The Greatness of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and the Name of Śiva
शिवनामविभूतिश्च तथा रुद्रा क्ष एव च । एतत्त्रयं महापुण्यं त्रिवेणीसदृशं स्मृतम्
śivanāmavibhūtiśca tathā rudrā kṣa eva ca | etattrayaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ triveṇīsadṛśaṃ smṛtam
Danh hiệu Śiva, vibhūti (tro thánh) và chuỗi hạt rudrākṣa—ba điều này là đại phúc đức, được ghi nhớ như sánh với Triveṇī linh thiêng.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a specific jyotirliṅga episode; the verse creates a ‘portable Triveṇī’ by equating Śiva-nāma, bhasma, and rudrākṣa with the sanctity of the confluence.
Significance: Establishes Śaiva identity-markers as constant tīrtha, granting confluence-level merit without dependence on travel.
Type: panchakshara
FAQs
It declares three Shaiva sanctifiers—Shiva’s Name, vibhuti (bhasma), and rudraksha—as a complete, highly purifying triad, equal in sanctity to bathing at the Triveṇī; in Shaiva Siddhanta, these support devotion and inner purification leading toward Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
These are core outward marks and practices of Saguna Shiva worship: chanting Shiva-nāma as mantra, wearing rudrākṣa as a devotional emblem, and applying vibhūti/Tripuṇḍra as consecration—each orienting the devotee toward the Linga as the living presence of Shiva.
Chant Shiva-nāma (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), apply vibhūti as Tripuṇḍra with reverence, and wear/hold rudrākṣa for japa—treating the three together as a daily Shaiva sādhanā.