Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40
मानस्तोकेति संमृंज्य शिरो लिंपेच्च त्र्यंबकम् । त्रियायुषादिभिर्मंत्रैर्ललाटे च भुजद्वये । स्कंधे च लेपयेद्भस्म सजलं मंत्रभावितम्
mānastoketi saṃmṛṃjya śiro liṃpecca tryaṃbakam | triyāyuṣādibhirmaṃtrairlalāṭe ca bhujadvaye | skaṃdhe ca lepayedbhasma sajalaṃ maṃtrabhāvitam
Reciting “Mānas toke…”, one should rub and anoint the head; and with the mantra “Tryambakam…”, and with mantras beginning “Triyāyuṣa…”, one should apply the mantra-empowered ash, moistened with water, on the forehead, on both arms, and on the shoulders.
Śrī Rudra (Śiva)
Listener: Mahāmune (unnamed sage)
Scene: A devotee applies wet, mantra-charged vibhūti to head, forehead, arms, and shoulders while chanting; a small water vessel and vibhūti bowl are beside him; the atmosphere is quiet and concentrated.
FAQs
Devotion is embodied: mantra and sacred ash sanctify the practitioner’s limbs, turning the body into a field of worship.
No site is praised in this verse; it is a procedural instruction for Tripuṇḍra/bhasma application.
Apply mantra-empowered, slightly moistened bhasma to the head, forehead, both arms, and shoulders while reciting specified Vedic/Śaiva mantras.