Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95
सूत उवाच । इति तामृषभो योगी तं च राजकुमारकम् । संजीव्य भस्मवीर्येण ययौ देशान्यथेप्सितान्
sūta uvāca | iti tāmṛṣabho yogī taṃ ca rājakumārakam | saṃjīvya bhasmavīryeṇa yayau deśānyathepsitān
Sūta sprach: So redend belebte der Yogi Ṛṣabha jenen jungen Prinzen durch die Kraft der heiligen Asche wieder und zog dann in die Länder, die er begehrte.
Sūta
Listener: Śaunaka and Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: Ṛṣabha the yogin applies sacred ash to the lifeless or weakened prince; the boy revives; onlookers astonished; the yogin turns away, departing toward distant lands.
FAQs
Śaiva sacred power (bhasma) and yogic mastery are portrayed as instruments of protection and restoration when aligned with dharma.
No particular tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on the sanctity of bhasma and yogic agency.
Implied reverence for bhasma (sacred ash) as spiritually potent, though no explicit rite is detailed in this verse.