Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57
अथोचुः शिवदूतास्ते पश्यास्य शवविग्रहम् । वक्षोललाटदोर्मूलान्यंकितानि सुभस्मना
athocuḥ śivadūtāste paśyāsya śavavigraham | vakṣolalāṭadormūlānyaṃkitāni subhasmanā
At sinabi ng mga sugo ni Śiva: “Tingnan mo ang kanyang bangkay na katawan—sa dibdib, sa noo, at sa ugat ng mga bisig ay may mga bakas na nakatatak ng mapalad na banal na abo (bhasma).”
Vāmadeva (narrating); Śivadūtas speak within the narrative
Tirtha: Bhasma (Śiva-lakṣaṇa)
Type: kshetra (portable sanctity)
Scene: Śiva-dūtas point to the corpse: clear white bhasma marks on chest, forehead, and arm-roots; the marks glow subtly, functioning like divine ‘seals’ that nullify Yama’s claim.
FAQs
Śaiva sacred ash is presented as an auspicious sign whose presence functions as a spiritual credential even beyond death.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies bhasma as a Śaiva sanctifier.
Implied practice: bearing/applying bhasma on key body-points (forehead, chest, shoulders/arm-roots), though the verse does not detail the full vidhi.