Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60
तस्मादशेषपापानां सद्यः संशोधनं परम् । शंभोर्विभूषणं भस्म सततं ध्रियते मया
tasmādaśeṣapāpānāṃ sadyaḥ saṃśodhanaṃ param | śaṃbhorvibhūṣaṇaṃ bhasma satataṃ dhriyate mayā
Ainsi, pour la purification complète de tous les péchés —immédiate et souveraine— je porte sans cesse la bhasma, la cendre sacrée, parure de Śambhu.
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.