Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
करोति तस्य कैवल्यं करस्थं नात्र संशयः । तद्भस्मपरमाणुर्वा यो ललाटे धृतो भवेत्
karoti tasya kaivalyaṃ karasthaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | tadbhasmaparamāṇurvā yo lalāṭe dhṛto bhavet
Bagi dirinya, kaivalya—pembebasan muktamad—seolah-olah berada di tapak tangan; tiada syak di sini. Bahkan sebutir zarah daripada bhāsma suci itu, jika disapukan pada dahi, tetap mengurniakan buah yang sama.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa narration style within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim at a sacred kuṇḍa near Setu reverently lifts a pinch of pale ash, touches it to the forehead, and stands in calm devotion with ocean and temple silhouettes behind.
FAQs
Even the smallest contact with a highly sanctified tirtha-substance, when honored with faith, is said to lead toward liberation.
Brahmakuṇḍa in the Setu region (Setukhaṇḍa), whose ash is praised as exceptionally salvific.
Wearing (dhāraṇa) a particle of the sacred ash on the forehead.