Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83
स तदा भस्म संगृह्य शिवमन्त्राभिमंत्रितम् । विदीर्णे तन्मुखे क्षिप्त्वा मृतं प्राणैरयोजयत्
sa tadā bhasma saṃgṛhya śivamantrābhimaṃtritam | vidīrṇe tanmukhe kṣiptvā mṛtaṃ prāṇairayojayat
ثم جمع الرماد المقدّس المكرَّس بمانترات شيفا؛ وألقاه في فم الطفل بعد أن انفتح، فأعاد الميت إلى اتصالٍ بنَفَسِ الحياة من جديد.
Narrator (not specified in snippet; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A Śaiva adept gathers sacred ash, chants Śiva-mantras, and places the consecrated bhasma into the opened mouth of a lifeless child; the moment is charged with stillness before breath returns.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace, invoked through mantra and bhasma, is portrayed as life-restoring and supremely protective.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on Śaiva ritual potency (mantra and bhasma).
Use of bhasma consecrated with Śiva-mantras as a sacred, transformative application.