Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
मम सद्म सुधाशुभ्रं यावत्संख्यं करोति यः । तावंत्येव च जन्मानि यशसासौ विराजते
mama sadma sudhāśubhraṃ yāvatsaṃkhyaṃ karoti yaḥ | tāvaṃtyeva ca janmāni yaśasāsau virājate
Quiconque fait (ou fait faire) ma demeure, blanche et rayonnante comme le nectar, quelle qu’en soit la mesure, brillera de renommée durant autant de naissances.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda
Scene: A luminous white shrine, ‘nectar-bright’, rises; donors offer materials; a subtle aura of fame surrounds the patron through successive life-scenes hinted in the background.
FAQs
Service to Śiva through creating sacred space yields lasting spiritual merit and worldly renown.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it praises the general Mahātmya of building/beautifying Śiva’s abode.
Constructing or rendering Śiva’s abode ‘sudhā-śubhra’ (bright/white—often understood as plastering/renovation) as a meritorious act.