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
អ្នកណាសម្អាត និងលាបពណ៌សឲ្យបរិសុទ្ធដល់វិហារព្រះហរៈ (ព្រះសិវៈ) មិនថាវិហាររបស់ខ្លួន ឬដែលអ្នកដទៃសាងសង់ ក៏ដោយ ពួកគេក៏ទៅដល់ស្ថានភាពអធិឋានខ្ពស់បំផុតដែរ។
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.