Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50
वामदेव उवाच । एष मद्गात्रलग्नस्य प्रभावो भस्मनो महान् । यत्संपर्कात्तमोवृत्तेस्तवेयं मतिरुत्तमा
vāmadeva uvāca | eṣa madgātralagnasya prabhāvo bhasmano mahān | yatsaṃparkāttamovṛttestaveyaṃ matiruttamā
Vāmadeva berkata: Inilah daya agung dari bhasma suci yang melekat pada tubuhku. Hanya dengan sentuhannya, batinmu yang dahulu condong pada kegelapan kini berbalik menuju pengertian tertinggi.
Vāmadeva
Tirtha: Bhasma/Vibhūti (as sacral medium)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The seeker/questioner
Scene: Vāmadeva reveals that the wondrous effect comes from sacred ash on his body; a subtle aura emanates from the bhasma lines, while the listener’s face shows sudden clarity and uplift from darkness to insight.
FAQs
Śiva’s sacred ash (bhasma) is portrayed as a purifier that can transform a tamasic disposition into elevated discernment.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the glorification here is of bhasma itself as a dharmic purifier.
Implicitly, reverent bearing/applying of sacred ash (bhasma) is praised, though the verse does not detail a formal rite.