Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79
अग्निरिति भस्म वायुरिति भस्म जलमिति भस्म स्थलमिति भस्म सर्वं ह वा इदं भस्माभवत् । एतानि चक्षूंषि नादीक्षितः संस्पृशेत्
agniriti bhasma vāyuriti bhasma jalamiti bhasma sthalamiti bhasma sarvaṃ ha vā idaṃ bhasmābhavat | etāni cakṣūṃṣi nādīkṣitaḥ saṃspṛśet
“Agni ialah abu; Vāyu ialah abu; air ialah abu; bumi ialah abu—sesungguhnya segala ini telah menjadi abu.” Inilah “mata” (yakni mantra/wawasan suci); sesiapa yang belum menerima dīkṣā tidak wajar menyentuh atau mengamalkannya.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Pāśupata-bhasma-mantra (Prabhāsa context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A guru imparts the ‘Agni is ash…’ formula to an initiated disciple; behind them, the five elements dissolve into a serene ash-colored cosmic field, symbolizing pralaya and detachment.
FAQs
The ash-teaching conveys impermanence and Śaiva renunciation, and it is treated as initiatory knowledge requiring dīkṣā.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within the Pāśupateśvara Māhātmya’s Śaiva ritual-philosophy.
Use/handling of these ash-mantras is restricted: the uninitiated (nādīkṣita) should not employ them.