Vibuthi is considered a Sacred and Holy Substance in the Earth. All the Shiva Devotees wear Vibuthi in 16 places in the body while performing the Shiva Pooja. The Vibuthi can remove all the negative vibes in the body. The Vibuthi indicates the person as a Shiva Devotee.
Table of Contents
- How to apply Vibuthi
- Hinduism
- Question and Answer 1.
- Question and Answer 2.
- Lord Shiva wears Vibuthi
- Two Reasons why God wears Vibuthi
- Nayanmargal
- According to Lord Shiva, The basic requirement to enter the Temple is to wear Vibuthi in the Forehead.
- The Vibuthi is the identity of Lord Shiva. Basically, After wearing the Ash only we get eligibility from God to enter the Temple.
- Hence, this is the basic. If we say Holy Ash or see it, we have to remember the Lord Shiva who is the Great Ruler of this Universe. The Lord Shiva wears Vibuthi.
- There is a fact why Lord Shiva is wearing Vibuthi. On thinking of all souls to get rid of Karma, Lord Shiva wears Vibuthi.
How to apply Vibuthi
- Moreover, We have to wear White Bhasma on our Forehead on thinking of Lord Shiva and We have to chant Mantra Om NamaShivaya.
- So this can help us to get a position in Sivalogam. Earlier in Periya Puranam’s History, many diseases came from Human Beings, and all those diseases were cured by White Bhasma.
- If we wear White Bhasma in our Forehead & body, it acts as a Protection for us and we are likely to get less effects from the Karma. If we need to get rid of the Karma effects, we have to wear White bhasma as there is no precious material.
- To praise Sacred Holy Ash ThiruGnana Sambandar sung Devaram Song in Madurai.
- For the Shiva Lingam Sacred Ash abishekam is done, especially in Tamiladu.
- If we go to the temple we can get the Holy Ash as Prasadam and apply it to the forehead with 3 hands facing towards the North direction by standing in one place.
- We should not let the vibuthi fall on the ground instead, it should fall on our shoulders.
- Further The Vibuthi Benefits are, that it cures Stomach ache, Headache, Cold, Fever, and Wounded Areas.
- Hence, The Holy Ash is
- Weared by the atmas in Devalogam
- described in Vedas
- Weared by Siddhas, Yogis
- gives Devotion, Joy, and Pride
- cut Sins
- Alleviating Grief
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Hinduism
- Vibuthi is considered to be one of the sacred things in Hinduism. Vibuthi can be applied all over the body to get rid of many diseases mainly.
- So this is considered as a medicine for the ancient peoples.
- There are many facts in the Periya puranam about Vibuthi. In Hinduism, it is believed that the most powerful thing in the earth is Vibuthi.
- Always the Lord Shiva wears Vibuthi as he is the Leader.
- So every other Shiva devotee also has a habit of wearing Vibuthi all over the body.
- There is a Shiva Puja which is performed by all the Shiva devotees daily, in that the Vibuthi is considered as the main thing and it is been applied to the body in 16 places. So that is one of the best things about the Vibhuti.
- Finally, It is also done as an Abhishekam to Shivlingam and that prasadam is been given to the Shiva devotees.
- Hence, The Shiva devotees wear the Vibhuti in their body to get all the positive energy and to get wisdom. This is mainly to escape from the cycle of birth.
Question and Answer 1.
Why do Shaivites wear “Vibuthi” or “Bhasma” and Vaishnavites wear “Naamam” on their foreheads? Does it symbolize God in any way? If so, how?
The Vibhuti indicates that the God Lord Shiva is the leader. The God Lord Shiva always wears the Ashes in his body. So to Follow the Leader all the Shiva devotees wear Vibhuti in their bodies to represent God.
On a daily Pooja, the Lord Shiva devotees use the Vibhuti. They wear the Vibhuti in 16 places on the body after that only they do the pooja. And they use Vibuthi as an Abhishekam material for the Shivalingam. So Prasadham cures many diseases that come to our body. There are many examples like that, which have cured a lot of diseases in the human body.
Question and Answer 2.
What are the advantages of Vibuthi or sacred ash (Hinduism)
The advantages of Vibhuti are it cures a lot of diseases that come to our body. Acts as a shield in front of the Karma. The Karma effect gets reduced if we wear the Vibhuti. It is considered to be one of the sacred and Holy in the spirituality. The Vibhuti is considered as pure.
The Vibuthi should be worn every day to get rid of Karma effects. The Vibuthi is given as a Prasadham in the Temple. It is used as an Abhisehekam material for Lord Shiva. Hence, the Vibuthi is prepared from the Cow’s dung. After it gets dried up, it is burnt and the ashes are produced.
Lord Shiva wears Vibuthi
The first God who wears Vibuthi is the Lord Shiva. Let’s see the difference between the God and Soul who wears Vibuthi. If we wear it, we get a lot of benefits which are mentioned in the Panniru Thirumurai Book. The soul gets the enhancement of the mind, cuts sins, develops Bhakti, gets Wisdom, attains the deep state of mind in Meditation, gets rid of Karma and suffering, can avoid a lot of diseases, clear thoughts, and representation of Shiva Devotee. The Vibuthi has the power to stop the cycle of birth and death for one soul. Hence, The basic requirement to enter the temple is wearing the Ash in Forehead.
Two Reasons why God wears Vibuthi
- Now why should God wear Holy Ash? Accordingly, The people who go and pray to god have a lot of Karma effects like a big mountain. The God wears Scared Ash to dissolve the Karma of the Soul. These are mentioned by the Manikavasagar who mentioned Thirukovaiyar.
- Generally, Thirunavukarasar said that he has changed when compared to the past as he is wearing Bhasma all the time in his Forehead. He was cured of severe stomach pain after applying it.
- Another reason is that God fires the Earth and those ashes are worn by God. It is called Sankara Time. The Sundarar also wore Vibuthi on thinking of Lord Shiva’s Feet.
Nayanmargal
- Volunteers are like the Leader. Even the 63 nayanmargal (Shiva Devotees) wore Holy Ash all the time as there were Volunteers.
- Further, These 63 Nayanmargal (Shiva Devotees) had each norm in their life. Even the Kailayam appearance is like Vibuthi covered around it.
- Usually, Lord Shiva wears the ashes which are present in the graveyard.
- . Lord Shiva has the name called Ramayana Kadavul as he wears ashes in the graveyard. It is one of the pure things which makes the entire body holy when we apply it.
- Lord Shiva is the thalaivar. Lord Shiva represents himself in the form of Bhasma. The Lord Shiva wears the vibuthi and the lord Shiva devotees wear the vibuthi to indicate that our leader is Lord Shiva.
- The vibuthi is done as abhishekam to the Lord Shiva in the temple. The Holy Ash comes as a prasad to the devotees.
- Hence, In Kasi, the ashes of the body are done as abhishekam to the Natarajan statue. Finally, After that the ashes get a good smell and get good power.
Therefore It is one of the amazing things that our ancestors also used. Considering all the benefits it offers to our body. While going to sleep also we can wear Ash to avoid experiencing bad dreams. We have to say mantra while applying the Vibuthi on our forehead and in our body.
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