Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85
पूजयेद्यो महादेवं प्रीतः पश्यति तं मुहुः । सर्वदोषान्बहिः क्षिप्य शिवायतनमाविशेत्
pūjayedyo mahādevaṃ prītaḥ paśyati taṃ muhuḥ | sarvadoṣānbahiḥ kṣipya śivāyatanamāviśet
ผู้ใดบูชาพระมหาเทวะ และด้วยใจปีติได้เฝ้ามองพระองค์ครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า ผู้นั้นพึงสลัดความบกพร่องทั้งปวงออกไปภายนอก แล้วจึงเข้าสู่ศิวสถาน (เทวาลัยของพระศิวะ)
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.