Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64
प्रासादे देवदेवस्य चित्रकर्म करोति यः । वसते रुद्रलोके तु यावत्तिष्ठंति सागराः
prāsāde devadevasya citrakarma karoti yaḥ | vasate rudraloke tu yāvattiṣṭhaṃti sāgarāḥ
தேவர்களின் தேவனின் ஆலய-மாளிகையில் ஓவிய அலங்காரப் பணியைச் செய்பவன், கடல்கள் நிலைத்திருக்கும் காலமெல்லாம் ருத்ரலோகத்தில் வாசம் செய்கிறான்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Artisans paint and ornament the temple walls—vivid murals, floral scrollwork, and divine scenes—while the deity’s presence sanctifies the labor. The reward is shown as ascent to Rudraloka, a luminous realm of Rudra, enduring ‘as long as the oceans last’.
FAQs
Serving the deity through sacred craftsmanship is worship, granting enduring spiritual reward and higher-world residence.
Dvārakā, where temple-sevā is praised as especially meritorious.
Citrakarma-sevā: undertaking artistic/ornamental work for the Lord’s temple.