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(shivarahasyAntargate bhImAkhye)
kAshyapa uvAcha |
bhasmanaH pa~nchanAmAni shrutigItAni vai dvija |
vibhUtirbhasitaM bhasma kShAraM rakSheti cha kramAt || 1||
bhAsakaj~nAnadAnena bhasmaitatkIrtitaM sadA |
aishvaryadAnAtsA bhUtirbhasitaM pApanAshanAt || 2||
kShAraM rakShA cha vai pApakSharaNAdrakShaNAttathA |
jAbAlairnitarAmuktaM bhasma pApabhayApaham || 3||
bhasma muktipradatvAchcha prasAdakaraNaM mahat |
yo bhasmarahito vipraH sa eva shvapacho.antyajaH || 4||
sa nityasUtakI bhUyAdbhasmadhAraNavarjitaH |
tenAdhItaM tathaivaiShTaM japtaM sarvaM cha niShphalam || 5||
Amananti sadA bhasma shvetAshvatara shAkhinaH |
Amananti sadA bhasma atharvashirasi sthitAH || 6||
Amananti sadA bhasma bR^ihajjAbAlashAkhinaH |
shrutayo bhasmamAhAtmyaM vadanti bahudhA dvija || 7||
munayo brahmaviShNvAdyA bhasmamAhAtmyavedinaH |
devaiH sadaiva sudhR^itaM bhasmedaM pAvanaM param || 8||
brahmaNA viShNunendreNa dhR^itaM rudraiH sadaiva hi |
devastrIbhirdhR^itaM bhasma sarvadA tat tripuNDravat || 9||
devyA cha gaNapenaiva skandena cha dhR^itaM paraM |
strIbhirdhAryamidaM bhasma ma~NgalaM tadbhruvo.antarA || 10||
sabhartR^ikAbhiH satataM shivArAdhanasAdhanam |
j~nAnA~Ngatvena kathitaM sarvadA pAvanaM param || 11||
shivaprasAdajanakaM bhasmadhAraNamuttamam |
shivaprasAdajanakaM tripuNDraparidhAraNam || 15||
shirolalATavakShassudordvaye yastripuNDradhR^ik |
sa eva priyakR^ichChreShTho maheshasya gaNeshvaraH || 16||
bhasmanA pUtabhAlo yaH sa tapasvI sa tu dvijaH |
sa eva premasadanaM madanAntakarasya cha || 18||
bhasmadhR^ik pUyate pApairmahadbhirapi kR^itsnashaH |
bhasmabhAlaM tripuNDrA~NkaM dR^iShTvA bhIto yamaH sadA || 19||
nR^igaNAshcha pishAchAshcha grahAshchaiva vinAyakAH |
taM naraM nopasarpanti sarvadA bhasmadhAriNam || 20||
bhasmadhAraNamAtreNa sadA shAmyanti ve grahAH |
pa~nchAkShareNa yo bhasma abhimantryaiva dhArayet || 21||
ArdraiH shuShkaistathA pApairmuchyate nAtra saMshayaH |
bhasmaiva paramaM tUryaM pAvanaM j~nAnabhAsakam || 22||
yo vinindati bhasmedaM sa nindyAM yonimApnuyAt |
bhasmayuktaM tripuNDrA~NkaM bhojayitvA tu shAmbhavam || 23||
sa bhojayati gaurIshaM tena tuShTo maheshvaraH |
pavitrANAM pavitraM hi bhasmaiva dvijapu~Ngava || 24||
na bhasmAt (bhasmanaH) pAvanataraM triShu lokeShu vidyate |
na bhUtyA(yai) pramadetaiva iti shrutyanushAsanam || 25||
bhasmanA pUjayelli~Ng~NgaM tryambakeNa sa muchyate |
sarvebhyohyapi pApebhyaH sa mukto mochayanpurA || 26||
sa jIvan shivatAmeti sAkShAdrudrasamo bhavet |
nityAshuchirayaM deho bhasmanA shuchi(shaicha)bhAk bhavet || 27||
bhasmaitachcha vihAyaivamanyapuNDradharo yadi |
muktiM vindeta chettasmAtsAgaraH samplaviShyati || 28||
viShapAnena nityatvaM yadi vindeta mAnavaH |
bhasmasnAnavIhInoyaH sa bhavenmAyayA vR^itaH || 29||
yo bhasmasnAnayukto bhavati suranaro sa dvijo vA.adhamo vA |
naivAnyadbhagavatpramodajanakaM j~nAnaM mahatprApnuyAt || 30||
yo bhasmAbhyaktadeho bhavati janijarAnAshapApAdvihInaH
pApai(hitvA)stApajaduHkhabhAganikaraM j~nAnaM mahadvindati || 31||
bhuktvA saukhyamatIva sha~NkaragaNashreShThaH suramyAkR^itiH |
bhUyAdeva mahAprabhAvasahito vipra.atha mukto bhavet || 32||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate R^iShikashyapaproktaM bhasmamAhAtmyaM sampUrNam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | bhImAkhyaH aShTamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 11 | vAvR^ittashlokAH ||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . bhImAkhyaH aShTamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 11 . vAvRRittashlokAH ..

Notes:
Ṛṣi Kaśyapa ##R^iShi kashyapa## delivers Upadeśa ##upadesha## (to Garuḍa ##garuDa##) about BhasmaMāhātmyam ##bhasmamAhAtmyam##.
He initiates by speaking about the Five Names of Bhasma i.e. BhasmaPañcanāmāni ##bhasmapa~nchanAmAni## viz., Vibhūti ##vibhUti##, Bhasita ##bhasita##, Bhasma ##bhasma##, Kṣāra ##kShAra##, Rakṣā ##rakShA##, and explains the meaning of each name.##
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