Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39
सद्योजातादिभिर्ब्रह्ममयैर्मंत्रैश्च पंचभिः । परिगृह्याग्निरित्यादिमंत्रैर्भस्माभिमंत्रयेत्
sadyojātādibhirbrahmamayairmaṃtraiśca paṃcabhiḥ | parigṛhyāgnirityādimaṃtrairbhasmābhimaṃtrayet
सद्योजातादिभिः पञ्चभिः ब्रह्ममयैर्मन्त्रैः भस्म परिगृह्य, ‘अग्निर्’ इत्यादिमन्त्रैः तद् भस्म अभिमन्त्रयेत्।
Śrī Rudra (Śiva)
Listener: Mahāmune (unnamed sage)
Scene: A sage consecrates ash with Pañcabrahma mantras; the ash is held in the palm, a small water-pot nearby, and a ritual fire symbolizes Agni as purifier.
FAQs
Outer marks become spiritually potent when joined to mantra and right handling—ritual purity is completed by sacred sound.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the passage teaches a general Śaiva rite for preparing sacred ash.
Consecrate bhasma using the five mantras beginning with Sadyōjāta and additional mantras beginning with “Agni…”.