[Advaita-l] Bhasma dhaaraNa varNanam - Shiva Puranam

[V Subrahmanian]

On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 1:49 PM V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
wrote:

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Here is an English translation of the above chapter:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ncyxrus4oha7u8l/Bhasma_Mahatmya_from_Shiva_Purana_Vidyeswara_Samhita.pdf/file

regards

>
> In this chapter of the Shiva Mahapuranam there is a detailed maahaatmya
> kathanam of the Bhasma - Bhasma Maahaatmyam. Some of the salient features
> are:
>
>
>    1. Bhasma dhaaranam is for All four varnas and beyond.
>    2. It is for both men and women.
>    3. There are types of bhasma
>    4. Vishnu also donned the Bhasma Tripundra.
>    5. Those who deride bhasma dharanam will meet hellish ends.
>    6. There are mantras for dhaarana
>    7. The Jaabala, Brihajjaabala, etc. are cited as pramana for bhasma
>    dharana vidhi.
>    8. Those with urdhva pundra, chakrankana, are not fit for Shiva
>    yajna-s.
>    9. Bhasma dharana gives moksha phalam too apart from paapa kshaya.
>    10. Shiva loka is above Brahma, Vishnu loka
>    11. The significance of the three lines of bhasma tripundra is given
>    here.
>
> A study of this chapter reveals a lot of information on the topic. The
> Shiva Puranam has been cited by Shankara in the VSN Bhashya, Sridhara
> Swamin in Vishnu Purana commentary and the author of the 'sarva mata
> sangraha' - all for Shiva Paratvam.
> Om Tat Sat
>