कामिक आगम: पूर्व भाग (अष्टाविंशति मूल शैव आगमों का प्रथम एवं सर्वोच्च आगम महाकोश)

the bhasma-snana may be done by mixing the sandal powder with bhasma, by mixing the bhasma
with water or with bhasma alone. Early morning, noon, evening, midnight – in all these periods,
the bhasma snana may be done. Or, it may be done in the three periods, two periods or one period.
One who takes the bhasma-snana in a systematic way as applicable to him, who takes this
bhasma-snana at least once in a day, becomes completely dissociated from all the ill-effects
of his sinful deeds and accomplishes all those desired by him.
ताम्राब्ज नालिकेराश्म वैणवालाभुचर्मभिः॥ ८५
स्वहस्तेनाचमेत्तैस्तु न तेनाप्रयतो भवेत्।
स्वप्रमाणजलैर्युक्तं प्रस्थयुग्मपि संग्रहेत्॥ ८६
tāmrābja nālikerāśma vaiṇavālābhucarmabhiḥ|| 85
svahastenācamettaistu na tenāprayato bhavet|
svapramāṇajalairyuktaṁ prasthayugmāpi saṁgrahet|| 86
The water should be collected in a copper vessel, a small container made of lotus-leaf, coconut
shell, vessel made of stone, tubular container made of bamboo or the shell of bottle-gourd. The
sadhka should take three sips of water stored in one of these vessels. He should never be
unmindful of such regulations. The water may be kept to the full level of such vessels or it
may be equal to the measure of two prasthas.
तालमुद्रां ततः कृत्वा कौपीनं परिवर्तयेत्।
वस्त्रं वातिसितं पीतं कषायं चोपवीतकम्॥ ८७
एकद्विहस्त विस्तारं दीर्घं कौपीनं उच्यते।
त्रिगुणं कटिसूत्रं स्यात् द्विश्च ग्रन्थि नियन्त्रितम्॥ ८८
tālamudrāṁ tataḥ kṛtvā kaupīnaṁ parivartayet|
vastraṁ vātisitaṁ pītaṁ kaṣāyaṁ copavītakam|| 87
ekadvihasta vistāraṁ dīrghaṁ kaupīnaṁ ucyate|
triguṇaṁ kaṭisūtraṁ syāt dviśca granthi niyantritam|| 88
Upon the completion of such bath, the sadhaka should make ‘tala mudra’ and roll about the
loin -cloth(kaupina) to conceal the privy part . Then he should wear a bright white cloth,
yellow cloth or ochre cloth and the sacred thread. The loin-cloth may with a width of one hasta