Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78
अग्निरित्यादिना भस्म गृहीत्वांगानि संस्पृशेत् । गृह्णीयात्संयते चाग्नौ भस्म तद्गृहवासिनाम्
agnirityādinā bhasma gṛhītvāṃgāni saṃspṛśet | gṛhṇīyātsaṃyate cāgnau bhasma tadgṛhavāsinām
En prenant la cendre avec le mantra qui commence par « Agni… », qu’on en touche les membres du corps. Et d’un feu sacré soigneusement entretenu, qu’on prenne cette cendre pour les habitants de la demeure.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Bhasma (Pāśupata/Śaiva) observance at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder draws ash from a carefully tended sacred fire while reciting ‘Agni…’; family members receive the ash and touch limbs reverently, marking tripuṇḍra.
FAQs
Sacred ash, taken with mantra and used with discipline, is a sanctifying Śaiva marker integrated into household dharma.
The instruction occurs within Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya while praising Pāśupateśvara-linked practice.
Taking bhasma with the ‘Agni…’ mantra, touching/anointing the limbs, and distributing household ash from a duly maintained fire.