Shiva Purana
दिवा वा यदि वारात्रौ नारी वाथ नरोपि वा । पूजार्थं सजलं भस्म त्रिपुंड्रेणैव धारयेत् ७९ ।
The devotee, whether it is day or night, whether it is a man or a woman shall use water with the ashes and wear Tripuṇḍra at the time of adoration.
english translation
divA vA yadi vArAtrau nArI vAtha naropi vA । pUjArthaM sajalaM bhasma tripuMDreNaiva dhArayet 79 ।
hk transliteration by Sanscript