Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60
तस्मादशेषपापानां सद्यः संशोधनं परम् । शंभोर्विभूषणं भस्म सततं ध्रियते मया
tasmādaśeṣapāpānāṃ sadyaḥ saṃśodhanaṃ param | śaṃbhorvibhūṣaṇaṃ bhasma satataṃ dhriyate mayā
ထို့ကြောင့် အပြစ်အားလုံးကို ပြည့်စုံစွာ သန့်စင်ရန်—ချက်ချင်းနှင့် အမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံးအဖြစ်—ကျွန်ုပ်သည် သမ္ဘူ၏ သန့်ရှင်းသော အလှဆင်ဖြစ်သော ဘသ္မကို အမြဲတမ်း ဝတ်ဆင်ထားသည်။
The yogic/brāhmaṇa narrator within the episode (speaker not explicitly named in the snippet)
Tirtha: Bhasma (Vibhūti)
Type: kund
Scene: A yogin/devotee declares his constant wearing of bhasma as the supreme immediate purifier; focus on the body marked with Tripuṇḍra, calm face, and ritual implements.
FAQs
Bhasma is praised as a Śaiva mark and a powerful symbol of inner purification, said to cleanse sins swiftly when borne with devotion.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the ‘māhātmya’ here is of bhasma itself as Śiva’s vibhūṣaṇa.
Wearing/earing bhasma regularly is recommended as a purifying Śaiva practice.