Shloka 80

भस्म-प्रकार-त्रिपुण्ड्र-धारण-विधिः

Types of Bhasma and the Method of Wearing Tripuṇḍra

Devanagari script

वानप्रस्थस्य कन्यानां दीक्षाहीननृणां तथा । मध्याह्नात्प्राग्जलैर्युक्तं परतो जलवर्जितम्

Transliteration

vānaprasthasya kanyānāṃ dīkṣāhīnanṛṇāṃ tathā | madhyāhnātprāgjalairyuktaṃ parato jalavarjitam

Translation

Đối với các vānaprastha (ẩn tu nơi rừng), các thiếu nữ chưa lập gia đình, và những người nam chưa thọ dīkṣā, nghi thức nên thực hiện kèm nước trước giờ ngọ; sau giờ ngọ thì thực hiện không dùng nước.

Word by Word

• वानप्रस्थस्य: of the vānaprastha (forest-dweller)
• वानप्रस्थस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानप्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• कन्यानाम्: of maidens
• कन्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• दीक्षाहीननृणाम्: of men lacking initiation
• दीक्षाहीननृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा-हीन + नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'दीक्षाहीन' इति विशेषणपूर्वपद (those lacking initiation)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also/likewise)

• मध्याह्नात्: from midday
• मध्याह्नात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• प्राक्: before
• प्राक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (before/earlier)

• जलैः: with water
• जलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• युक्तम्: joined/associated (with)
• युक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• परतः: afterwards
• परतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक/देशवाचक (afterwards/from then on)

• जलवर्जितम्: devoid of water
• जलवर्जितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल + वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Jyotirlinga Context

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.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

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.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

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.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

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.