सिद्धान्तशिखामणि (शिवयोगी रेणुकाचार्य - वीरशैव षट्स्थल दर्शन एवं शक्तिविशिष्टाद्वैत महाग्रन्थ)

82 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
vasiṣṭhādyā mahābhāgā munayaḥ śrutikovidāḥ |
dhārayanti sadākālaṁ tripuṇḍraṁ bhasmanā kṛtam || 42 ||
Brahman, Viṣṇu, Rudra, gods headed by Indra apply
‘tripuṇḍra’ with Bhasma. The great souls, Vasiṣṭha, etc., and
the sages who are well-versed in Vedic lore always apply
‘tripuṇḍra’ with Bhasma. (41-42)
शैवागमेषु वेदेषु पुराणेष्वखिलेषु च।
स्मृतीतिहासकल्पेषु विहितं भस्मपुण्ड्रकम् ।।
धारणीयं समस्तानां शैवानां च विशेषतः ।। ४३ ।।
śaivāgameṣu vedeṣu purāṇeṣvakhileṣu ca |
smṛtītihāsakalpeṣu vihitaṁ bhasmapuṇḍrakam ||
dhāranīyaṁ samastānāṁ śaivānāṁ ca viśeṣataḥ || 43 ||
‘Bhasmatripuṇḍra’ is prescribed in the Śaivāgamas,
Vedas, all the Purāṇas, Smṛtis, Itihāsas and Kalpa. It is
prescribed to be applied; it is for all and especially for the
Śaivas. (43)
नास्तिको भिन्नमर्यादो दुराचारपरायणः।
भस्मतौरिपुण्ड्रधारी चेन्मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः ।। ४४ ।।
nāstiko bhinnamaryādo durācāraparāyaṇaḥ |
bhasmatripuṇḍradhārī cenmucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ || 44 ||
iti bhasmadhāraṇasthalam |
He who applies ‘tripuṇḍra’ with Bhasma, whether he is
a heterodox person, has transgressed the limits of decency or
has been engaged in bad conduct, becomes free from all sins.
(44)
भस्मना विहितस्नानस्त्रिपुण्ड्राङ्कितमस्तकः।
शिवार्चनपरो नित्यं रुद्राक्षमपि धारयेत् ।। ४५ ।।
bhasmanā vihitasnānastripuṇḍrāṅkitamastakaḥ |
śivārcanaparo nityaṁ rudrākṣamapi dhārayet || 45 ||
2. Śaivāgamas : (8) Svāyambhuvāgama 83
atha rudrākṣadhāraṇasthalam - 7
The devotee who has taken bath with Bhasma, who has
marked his forehead with Bhasmatripuṇḍra and who is
engaged in the worship of Śiva, should always wear the
Rudrākṣas (beads). (45)
रुद्राक्षधारणादेव मुच्यन्ते सर्वपातकैः।
दुष्टचित्ता दुराचारा दुष्प्रज्ञा अपि मानवाः ।। ४६ ।।
rudrākṣadhāraṇādeva mucyante sarvapātakaiḥ |
duṣṭacittā durācārā duṣprajñā api mānavāḥ || 46 ||
By wearing the Rudrākṣas, even those men who are of
wicked mind, who are of wicked practices or who are of wicked
intentions, are relieved of all sins. (46)
पुरा त्रिपुरसंहारे त्रिनेत्रो जगतां पतिः।
उदपश्यत् पुरां योगमुन्मीलितविलोचनः ।। ४७ ।।
निपेतुस्तस्य नेत्रेभ्यो बहवो जलबिन्दवः।
तेभ्यो जाता हि रुद्राक्षा रुद्राक्षा इति कीर्तिताः ।। ४८ ।।
रुद्रनेत्रसमुत्पन्ना रुद्राक्षा लोकपावनाः।
purā tripurasaṁhāre trinetro jagatāṁ patiḥ |
udapaśyat purāṁ yogamunmīlitavilocanaḥ || 47 ||
nipetustasya netrebhyo bahavo jalabindavaḥ |
tebhyo jātā hi rudrākṣā rudrākṣā iti kīrtitāḥ || 48 ||
rudranetrasamutpannā rudrākṣā lokapāvanāḥ |
Once in the past, on the occasion of destruction of three
cities, Trinetra (Śiva with three eyes), the Lord of worlds,
opened widely the three eyes and gazed intently at the concord
of the (three) cities. From his eyes profuse drops of tears
fell. From them the Rudrākṣas were born and they are called
Rudrākṣas because they originated from Rudra's eyes;
Rudrākṣas are such as to make the people sacred. (47-49)