Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
ततः शुद्धिः प्रदातव्या सिन्दूरति लकेन तु । चातुश्चरणमंत्रैश्च दत्त्वाशीर्वचनं क्रमात्
tataḥ śuddhiḥ pradātavyā sindūrati lakena tu | cātuścaraṇamaṃtraiśca dattvāśīrvacanaṃ kramāt
Daraufhin ist die Reinigung durch das Zeichen der Sindūra-Tilaka zu verleihen; und mit vierpādigen Mantras sind der Reihe nach Segensworte zu spenden.
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A priest applies a red sindūra tilaka to the recipient’s forehead; assistants hold water-pot and flowers; the priest chants a four-pāda mantra and then pronounces blessings in sequence.
FAQs
Purification is not merely social formality; it is sanctified through mantra, blessing, and orderly sacred procedure.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse.
Bestow śuddhi using a sindūra-tilaka and recite four-pāda mantras, followed by sequential benedictions.