Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80
कथयति शिवकीर्तिं संसृतेर्मुक्तिहेतुं प्रणमति शिवयोगिध्येयमीशांघ्रिपद्मम् । रचयति शिवभक्तोद्भासि भाले त्रिपुंड्रं न पुनरिह जनन्या गर्भवासं भजेत्सः
kathayati śivakīrtiṃ saṃsṛtermuktihetuṃ praṇamati śivayogidhyeyamīśāṃghripadmam | racayati śivabhaktodbhāsi bhāle tripuṃḍraṃ na punariha jananyā garbhavāsaṃ bhajetsaḥ
Celui qui proclame la gloire de Śiva comme cause de délivrance du saṃsāra, qui se prosterne devant les pieds de lotus du Seigneur médités par les yogins de Śiva, et qui trace sur son front le Tripuṇḍra rayonnant de dévotion à Śiva—celui-là ne demeurera plus, en ce monde, dans le sein d’une mère.
Sūta (narrator, contextually)
Tirtha: Tripuṇḍra-dhāraṇa and Śiva-kīrtana (practice-mahātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee stands before a Śiva-liṅga, hands folded then prostrating; forehead bears bright tripuṇḍra; around him Śiva-yogins meditate on the Lord’s lotus-feet; a subtle vision of the womb/saṃsāra dissolves into light, symbolizing no rebirth.
FAQs
Śiva-kīrtana, reverence to Śiva’s feet, and wearing Tripuṇḍra with devotion are presented as direct means toward liberation and freedom from rebirth.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies Śaiva devotional markers and practices as liberating.
Proclaiming Śiva’s glory, bowing to Śiva’s lotus-feet, and applying Tripuṇḍra on the forehead as an expression of Śiva-bhakti.