Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60
तस्मादशेषपापानां सद्यः संशोधनं परम् । शंभोर्विभूषणं भस्म सततं ध्रियते मया
tasmādaśeṣapāpānāṃ sadyaḥ saṃśodhanaṃ param | śaṃbhorvibhūṣaṇaṃ bhasma satataṃ dhriyate mayā
لذلك، للتطهير التام من جميع الآثام—حالًا وعلى وجهٍ أسمى—أحمل دائمًا البَسما، الرماد المقدّس، زينةَ شَمبهو.
The yogic/brāhmaṇa narrator within the episode (speaker not explicitly named in the snippet)
Tirtha: Bhasma (Vibhūti)
Type: kund
Scene: A yogin/devotee declares his constant wearing of bhasma as the supreme immediate purifier; focus on the body marked with Tripuṇḍra, calm face, and ritual implements.
FAQs
Bhasma is praised as a Śaiva mark and a powerful symbol of inner purification, said to cleanse sins swiftly when borne with devotion.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the ‘māhātmya’ here is of bhasma itself as Śiva’s vibhūṣaṇa.
Wearing/earing bhasma regularly is recommended as a purifying Śaiva practice.