Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 88
भस्मी जटी त्रिनेत्री च त्रिशूली च चतुर्भुजः । व्याघ्रचर्मोत्तरीयश्च नागयज्ञोपवीतकः
bhasmī jaṭī trinetrī ca triśūlī ca caturbhujaḥ | vyāghracarmottarīyaśca nāgayajñopavītakaḥ
(ليكن حالي) مطليّاً بالرماد المقدّس، ذا شعرٍ معقودٍ مجدول، وثلاثةِ عيون؛ حاملاً للرمح الثلاثي، ذا أربعةِ أذرع؛ مرتدياً جلدَ نمرٍ رداءً، ومتّخذاً حيّةً خيطاً مقدّساً للقرابين (اليَجْنيوپَڤيتا).
Andhaka (continuing his boon specification)
Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)
Scene: A vivid ‘wish-list’ of Śiva’s form: ash-smeared ascetic with matted locks, three eyes, trident, four arms, tiger-skin garment, serpent sacred thread—an iconographic montage.
FAQs
Outer marks symbolize inner transformation—renunciation (bhasma), awakened vision (third eye), and steadfast power (triśūla) directed toward dharma.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it focuses on Śaiva form and attributes within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
No explicit prescription; it references Śaiva emblems (bhasma, yajñopavīta symbolism) commonly associated with worship and ascetic observance.