Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
अन्यो विष्णुपदीतोये स्नात्वा विष्णुपदं स्पृशेत् । तावुभावपि निर्दिष्टौ समौ पुरुषसत्तमौ
anyo viṣṇupadītoye snātvā viṣṇupadaṃ spṛśet | tāvubhāvapi nirdiṣṭau samau puruṣasattamau
Ein anderer, nachdem er in den Wassern der Viṣṇupadī gebadet hat, berührt die Fußspur Viṣṇus; diese beiden werden als gleich bezeichnet, beide als die Vorzüglichsten unter den Menschen.
Nārada
Tirtha: Viṣṇupadī / Viṣṇupada
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee emerges from the tīrtha, dripping water, and reverently touches a stone slab bearing Viṣṇu’s footprint; nearby an ascetic with fires symbolizes the equal tapas.
FAQs
Tīrtha-bathing combined with reverent contact (darśana/sparśa) of a sanctified emblem is equated with formidable ascetic achievement.
Viṣṇupadī-tīrtha and Viṣṇupada (the sacred ‘Footprint/Station of Viṣṇu’).
Snāna in Viṣṇupadī and sparśa (touching) of Viṣṇupada as a devotional act.