Siva is described as having ash smeared all over His body; You are said to be an Avatar of Siva; how is it that you do not wear it but only give it to all?
You do not know the meaning of the word Vibhuthi that is used to describe the ash that Siva is supoposed to have on His body. You take the meaning that suits you. Vibhuthi means Glory, Splendour, Magnificence, Superhuman faculties. Siva is enveloped in that Vibhuthi - that is what the Vedas say, not that He has ash smeared all over Him! And when I give Vibhuthi or Ash, it is a reminder of the Ultimate, the Final and Unchangeable Thing into which everything reduces itself. All things become Ash and ash becomes nothing else. Produced by Vibhuthi, it is also useful to convey a lesson.
(From the book "The Light of Love")
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