Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 163
आलभेद्दक्षिणं कर्णं सर्वभूतानि क्षामयेत् । न चापि नीलीवासाः स्यान्न विपर्यस्तवस्त्रधृक्
ālabheddakṣiṇaṃ karṇaṃ sarvabhūtāni kṣāmayet | na cāpi nīlīvāsāḥ syānna viparyastavastradhṛk
គួរប៉ះត្រចៀកស្តាំ ហើយសុំអភ័យទោសពីសត្វមានជីវិតទាំងអស់។ មិនគួរស្លៀកពាក់សម្លៀកបំពាក់ពណ៌ខៀវឡើយ ហើយក៏មិនគួរស្លៀកខោអាវបញ្ច្រាស ឬរៀបចំមិនត្រឹមត្រូវដែរ។
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A pilgrim stands with folded hands, touching the right ear in a gesture of expiation, offering universal forgiveness; attendants adjust garments neatly, avoiding inauspicious colors and disorder before entering a temple.
FAQs
Humility and non-harm: regularly seek forgiveness from all beings and maintain orderly, pure conduct even in dress.
No specific sacred site is mentioned; it is a general code of Śaiva conduct.
Touch the right ear as a gesture and ask forgiveness of all beings; avoid blue clothing and avoid wearing garments improperly (reversed).