Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84
उत्तरीयं च संदध्याद्विना तन्निष्फलार्चनम् । भस्मत्रिपुण्ड्रधारी च ललाटे हृति चांसयोः
uttarīyaṃ ca saṃdadhyādvinā tanniṣphalārcanam | bhasmatripuṇḍradhārī ca lalāṭe hṛti cāṃsayoḥ
Qu’il revête aussi l’étoffe supérieure ; sans elle, l’adoration demeure sans fruit. Portant le tripuṇḍra de cendre sacrée, qu’il en marque le front, la poitrine et les épaules.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A devotee drapes an uttarīya and applies three horizontal ash lines (tripuṇḍra) on forehead, chest, and shoulders; the temple sanctum glows behind, indicating readiness for worship.
FAQs
Outer discipline—proper dress and sacred marks—supports inner reverence; Śiva-worship should be done with complete ritual propriety.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it presents general Śaiva temple-worship protocol within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa.
Wear an upper garment and apply tripuṇḍra with bhasma on the forehead, chest, and shoulders before worship.