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
ผู้ใดชำระให้สะอาดและฉาบขาวพระวิหารของหระ (ศิวะ)—จะเป็นของตนหรือที่ผู้อื่นสร้างไว้ก็ตาม—ผู้นั้นก็ย่อมไปสู่คติอันสูงสุด
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.