Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 164
वर्ज्यं च मलिनं वस्त्रं दशाभिश्च विवर्जितम् । प्रक्षाल्य मुखहस्तौ च पादौ चाप्युपविश्य च
varjyaṃ ca malinaṃ vastraṃ daśābhiśca vivarjitam | prakṣālya mukhahastau ca pādau cāpyupaviśya ca
ຄວນຫຼີກເວັ້ນຜ້າທີ່ເປື້ອນ ແລະຜ້າທີ່ຂາດຂອບ/ຂາດຊາຍຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ. ເມື່ອລ້າງໜ້າແລະມື ພ້ອມທັງລ້າງຕີນແລ້ວ ຈຶ່ງນັ່ງຢ່າງສົມຄວນ.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A devotee rinses hands, face, and feet at a small water vessel near a temple veranda, changes into clean well-hemmed cloth, and sits on a mat facing a shrine.
FAQs
Outer cleanliness and disciplined preparation support inner purity and readiness for sacred acts.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse teaches general dharma-ācāra within the Māheśvara context.
Avoid dirty/defective clothing; wash face, hands, and feet before sitting for religious activity.