Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15
रजःसंशोधनं कृत्वा नरो रोगैः प्रमुच्यते । प्राप्नोति देहं हार्दं च सुरसद्मानुलेपनात्
rajaḥsaṃśodhanaṃ kṛtvā naro rogaiḥ pramucyate | prāpnoti dehaṃ hārdaṃ ca surasadmānulepanāt
धूलि और मल को शुद्ध करके मनुष्य रोगों से मुक्त होता है। और देवालय का लेपन/अनुलेपन करने से वह प्रिय और मनोहर देह भी प्राप्त करता है।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee cleanses the temple precincts, sweeping away dust, then applies fresh sacred plaster/unguent to the shrine walls while the liṅga sanctum glows softly.
FAQs
Physical service to sacred space—cleaning and maintaining the temple—becomes a means of purification and well-being.
No named tīrtha; the teaching is general to Śiva’s temple as ‘sura-sadma’.
Rajaḥ-saṃśodhana (removing dust/cleaning) and anulepana (plastering/anointing the temple structure).