Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
संभूय लिखितं तच्च रक्तपादं तदुच्यते । रामस्य लेख्यं ते सर्वे पूजयंतु समाहिताः
saṃbhūya likhitaṃ tacca raktapādaṃ taducyate | rāmasya lekhyaṃ te sarve pūjayaṃtu samāhitāḥ
وذلك الذي كُتِب مجتمعين في المحفل يُسمّى «رَكتَپادا» (Raktapāda). فليعبدْه الجميعُ بخشوعٍ ويقظةٍ، ذلك المكتوب المنسوب إلى راما (Rāma).
Brahmā (continuing narrative context)
Tirtha: Raktapāda (as a revered object/observance within Dharmāraṇya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solemn assembly presents the ‘Raktapāda’—a manuscript/plate bearing red footprints—on an altar; all participants stand or kneel with folded hands, focused; lamps, incense, and flower offerings surround it; a subtle icon of Rāma presides in the background.
FAQs
When a tradition is established in unity and honored with focused reverence, it becomes a binding dharmic center for the community.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the glorification is of a communal rite centered on Rāma’s revered written token.
Collective worship (pūjā) of the ‘Raktapāda’—identified as Rāma’s lekhya—performed with concentration (samāhita).