Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
शुद्धं धवलितं ये च कुर्वन्ति हरमंदिरम् । स्वीयं परकृतं चापि तेऽपि यांति परां गतिम्
śuddhaṃ dhavalitaṃ ye ca kurvanti haramaṃdiram | svīyaṃ parakṛtaṃ cāpi te'pi yāṃti parāṃ gatim
Mereka yang menyucikan dan memutihkan (mengapur) kuil Hara—baik milik sendiri maupun yang dibangun orang lain—mereka pun menuju keadaan tertinggi.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees scrubbing floors and walls of a Śiva temple, applying fresh whitewash; the sanctum glows; the act is shown as worship with offerings nearby; a serene aura indicates inner purification.
FAQs
Humble maintenance of holy places is equal in spiritual value to grand acts, leading toward the highest goal.
Kedāra’s sacred Śaiva setting, where temple-service is celebrated as liberating.
Cleaning and whitewashing a Śiva temple, including temples one does not personally own.