Mahadev Bhasm isliye lagate hain kyunki yah mritatva ka pratik hai aur yah jagat ke nashwar hone ka bodh karata hai. Bhasm Shivji ki vairagya aur tyag ki bhavna ko darshata hai. Shivji smashaan me bhasm lagakar yeh dikhate hain ki sharir ek din bhasm ban jaata hai, isliye ahankar tyaagna chahiye. Bhasm Shivji ke divya roop ko aur bhi shaktishaali banata hai, aur yah unki aghor sadhana ka gehra rahasya bhi samjha jaata hai.