Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44
आत्मा चैव क्रियाशक्तिः प्रातः सवनमेव च । महादेवस्तु रेखायाः प्रथमायास्तु देवता
ātmā caiva kriyāśaktiḥ prātaḥ savanameva ca | mahādevastu rekhāyāḥ prathamāyāstu devatā
S’y rattachent aussi le Soi (Ātman), la puissance de l’action et le pressurage matinal du Soma. Et Mahādeva est la divinité présidante de la première ligne.
Śrī Rudra (Śiva)
Scene: Dawn scene: a sage at a small altar, first rekhā highlighted on a sacred diagram; Mahādeva above as adhidevatā, with symbols of kriyā-śakti (hands in mudrā) and prātaḥ-savana (Soma-press stones).
FAQs
The Tripuṇḍra is contemplation in form: the first line is to be seen as governed by Mahādeva and aligned with selfhood and disciplined action.
No holy site is referenced; the verse teaches deity-correspondences of the Tripuṇḍra.
Meditatively regard Mahādeva as the presiding deity of the first Tripuṇḍra line, along with its associated principles.