Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study)
by Arpita Chakraborty | 2013 | 33,902 words
This page relates 鈥楤hasma Dharana鈥擜 daily rite鈥� of the study on the Shaiva Upanishads in English, comparing them with other texts dealing with the Shiva cult (besides the Agamas and Puranas). The Upani峁ds are ancient philosophical and theological treatises. Out of the 108 Upanishads mentioned in the Muktikopanishad, 15 are classified as Saiva-Upanisads.
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4. Bhasma Dh膩ra峁嘺鈥擜 daily rite
This is the daily rite of persons in pursuit of Brahman 叠谤补丑尘补肠腻谤颈苍蝉, 骋峁沨补蝉迟丑补蝉, 痴腻苍补辫谤补蝉迟丑补蝉 and 厂补苍苍测腻蝉颈苍蝉. If this is overlooked even once, he should stand in water upto the neck, repeating 骋腻测补迟谤颈 108 times, and fast the whole day. If a 厂补苍苍测腻蝉颈苍 does not wear Bhasma, even a single day, he should fast during the whole day and do 12000 Pra峁嘺va Japa, for being purified once again.
Otherwise, the Lord will throw these 蝉补苍测腻蝉颈苍蝉 to dogs and wolves.
[...] Bhasmaj膩b膩la Upani峁d up.I.10
In case this kind of Bhasma is not available, any other Bhasma that may be at hand should be used with the prescribed Mantras. This kind of practice shall destroy any kind of sin that may be committed by man.[1]
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[1]:
Ibid I 9-10.