पुनश्च भस्म संमंत्र्य तदंगं सर्वतोऽस्पृशत् । गजानां षट्सहस्रस्य द्विगुणं च बलं ददौ
punaśca bhasma saṃmaṃtrya tadaṃgaṃ sarvato'spṛśat | gajānāṃ ṣaṭsahasrasya dviguṇaṃ ca balaṃ dadau
پھر اس نے بھسم کو منتر سے سنسکار کر کے اس کے جسم کو ہر طرف چھوا، اور اسے چھ ہزار ہاتھیوں کی قوت سے بھی دوگنی طاقت عطا کی۔
Sūta (narrator, continuing the account)
Scene: The yogī consecrates ash with mantra, then touches the prince’s limbs; ash glows subtly; the prince’s posture straightens as immense elephant-like strength is infused.
Consecrated bhasma is depicted as a Śaiva medium of divine empowerment when applied with mantra.
No specific site is named; the emphasis is on ritual power of bhasma within Śaiva practice.
Mantra-charged bhasma and its application by touch over the body (bhasma-dhāraṇa / bhasma-lepana).