Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
ततः प्रबोध्य तं विप्रं निन्युस्तत्र द्विजोत्तमाः । यत्र विष्णुपदी गंगा स्वयमेव व्यवस्थिता
tataḥ prabodhya taṃ vipraṃ ninyustatra dvijottamāḥ | yatra viṣṇupadī gaṃgā svayameva vyavasthitā
Dann weckten die Besten der Zweimalgeborenen jenen Brāhmaṇa auf und führten ihn an den Ort, wo die als Viṣṇupadī bekannte Gaṅgā aus eigenem Wesen heraus gegründet ist.
Narrator (contextual; narrative voice)
Tirtha: Viṣṇupadī Gaṅgā
Type: ghat
Scene: Brāhmaṇas gently rousing a weary pilgrim and leading him along a path to a radiant riverbank where the sacred Gaṅgā stands self-established.
FAQs
Approaching a true tīrtha under the guidance of the righteous is itself a step toward purification and right living.
Viṣṇupadī Gaṅgā—the Gaṅgā revered as originating from Viṣṇu’s foot and specially present at this kṣetra.
An implied pilgrimage act: being led to the tīrtha in preparation for bathing and ācamana described next.