Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85
पूजयेद्यो महादेवं प्रीतः पश्यति तं मुहुः । सर्वदोषान्बहिः क्षिप्य शिवायतनमाविशेत्
pūjayedyo mahādevaṃ prītaḥ paśyati taṃ muhuḥ | sarvadoṣānbahiḥ kṣipya śivāyatanamāviśet
ആർ മഹാദേവനെ പൂജിച്ച് പ്രീതഹൃദയത്തോടെ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും അവനെ ദർശിക്കുന്നുവോ, അവൻ എല്ലാ ദോഷങ്ങളും പുറത്തേക്ക് തള്ളി ശേഷം ശിവാലയത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിക്കണം.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Śivāyatana (generic Śiva temple)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee, smiling softly with devotion, stands at the temple threshold; symbolic dark forms (faults) are cast outside; inside, the Śiva sanctum shines, inviting entry after repeated reverent glances.
FAQs
Approach Śiva with a purified mind—leave faults behind—so that darśana and worship become spiritually fruitful.
No specific tīrtha is cited; the verse praises the sanctity of the śivāyatana (Śiva-temple) as a sacred space.
Before entering the Śiva-temple, one should discard impurities/faults (doṣas) outwardly and inwardly, and repeatedly take darśana with devotion.