Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
शिरः प्रावृत्य कंठं वा जले मुक्तशिखोऽपि च । अक्षालितपदद्वंद्व आचांतोप्यशुचिर्मतः
śiraḥ prāvṛtya kaṃṭhaṃ vā jale muktaśikho'pi ca | akṣālitapadadvaṃdva ācāṃtopyaśucirmataḥ
Selbst wenn man den Kopf oder die Kehle ins Wasser taucht und selbst wenn das Haar gelöst ist, gilt man als unrein, wenn das Paar der Füße nicht gewaschen wurde – auch wenn Ācamana vollzogen wurde.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly as Skanda teaching Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī Gaṅgā-ghāṭas (general)
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee stands at the ghāṭa with wet head and loosened hair, but dusty feet; an elder points to the unwashed feet, indicating impurity despite ācamana.
FAQs
Purity requires completeness and attention to prescribed steps; partial actions do not replace the whole discipline.
The verse is procedural and does not name a tīrtha; it sits within Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharma instruction.
Washing the feet is mandatory for cleanliness; immersion or ācamana alone does not suffice if feet remain unwashed.