Shiva Purana
उपवीते त्रयं धार्यं शिवभक्तिरतैर्नरैः । शेषानुर्वरितान्पंच सम्मितान्धारयेत्कटौ 1-25-३० ।
Three (beads or threads) should be worn on the sacred thread by men devoted to Shiva; the remaining, appropriately selected five, should be worn around the waist.
english translation
upavIte trayaM dhAryaM zivabhaktiratairnaraiH । zeSAnurvaritAnpaMca sammitAndhArayetkaTau 1-25-30 ।
hk transliteration by Sanscript