येन रुद्रायते भक्त्या कुरुते मार्जनक्रियाम् । तस्मान्मार्जयते त्वेवं स्थाणुनैतत्परस्परम्
yena rudrāyate bhaktyā kurute mārjanakriyām | tasmānmārjayate tvevaṃ sthāṇunaitatparasparam
جس بھکتی سے بھکت رُدر سا ہو کر صفائی (مارجن) کی کریا کرتا ہے، اسی بھکتی سے گویا اٹل پروردگار، ستھانو، بھی پاک کیا جاتا ہے؛ مگر حقیقت میں یہ باہمی اور لفظی پاکیزگی نہیں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Type: temple
Scene: A priest gently wipes and cleans the liṅga pedestal and sanctum floor; a subtle visual metaphor shows the devotee’s aura brightening, while Śiva as Sthāṇu remains serene and unchanged—indicating figurative ‘cleansing’.
Service done in bhakti transforms the devotee; Śiva is ever-pure, so the ‘cleansing’ is symbolic of the devotee’s purification.
No specific site is mentioned; the teaching applies broadly to Śaiva temple service.
Perform mārjana (ritual cleaning) with Rudra-bhakti—devotional identification with Rudra—understanding its inner meaning.