Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study)
by Arpita Chakraborty | 2013 | 33,902 words
This page relates 鈥榊ajnavalkya on the holy ash (Tripundra)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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24. 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 on the holy ash (Tripu峁囜笉ra)
Janaka, King of the Videhas one asked Y膩g帽avalkya thus:
鈥淲hat is the fruit derived from the wearing of the Bhasma 尘补谤办蝉?鈥�.
驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 replied, Only from this 叠丑补蝉尘补诲丑腻谤补峁嘺[1] there is liberation (mukti) one attain identity (蝉腻测耻箩测补) with 艢颈惫补. He does not reincarnate again, who wears the Bhasma mark. He becomes the radiance of the Bhasma. Thus 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 replied.
Janaka, King of the Videhas, asked 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 once again to get a confirmation of the exposition from the sage:
鈥淚s any fruit derived from 叠丑补蝉尘补诲丑腻谤补峁嘺 at all or not?鈥�
驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 replied unto him thus:
鈥淩egarding this matter, there is the clear testimony afforded by several 笔补谤补尘补丑补峁僺补蝉 as for instance, Sam.vartaka, 膧谤耻峁噄, 艢惫别迟补办别迟耻, 顿耻谤惫腻蝉补, 峁歜丑耻, 狈颈诲腻驳丑补, Ja岣峚 Bharata, 顿补迟迟腻迟谤别测补, Raivataka, Bhusu峁囜笉a, and others who became libereated through 痴颈产丑奴迟颈诲丑腻谤补峁嘺 alone. He who adopts the same course attains the radiance of the Bhasma (by attaining 厂腻测耻箩测补 with 艢颈惫补 and becoming identical with the 笔补谤补尘腻迟尘补苍, 艢颈惫补).
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[1]:
Ibid VII. 3-6. [...]