Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35
सनत्कुमार उवाच । त्रिपुंड्रस्य विधिं ब्रूहि भगवञ्जगतां पते । तत्त्वतो ज्ञातुमिच्छामि त्वत्प्रसादान्महेश्वर
sanatkumāra uvāca | tripuṃḍrasya vidhiṃ brūhi bhagavañjagatāṃ pate | tattvato jñātumicchāmi tvatprasādānmaheśvara
萨那特库玛罗说道：“世间之主、诸界之王啊，请宣说三横灰印（Tripuṇḍra）的正法仪轨。我承你恩典，摩诃湿伐罗啊，愿如实了知其真义。”
Sanatkumāra
Listener: Maheshvara (Rudra/Shiva)
Scene: Sanatkumara, youthful and radiant, requests the detailed procedure from Maheshvara; the composition highlights humility and the transmission of esoteric practice.
FAQs
Sacred observances should be learned as vidhi (proper method) grounded in tattva (true meaning), not as mere external marks.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on learning the Tripuṇḍra rite correctly.
A request for the Tripuṇḍra-vidhi (rules, method, and principles) from Śiva.