Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46
प्रह्लाद उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा हृष्टमनसः कृत्वार्घ्यं सुरपावनीम् । अवनिज्य हरेः पादौ मूर्ध्नाऽपश्चाप्यधारयन्
prahlāda uvāca | tacchrutvā hṛṣṭamanasaḥ kṛtvārghyaṃ surapāvanīm | avanijya hareḥ pādau mūrdhnā'paścāpyadhārayan
Prahlāda sprach: Als sie dies hörten, wurden ihre Herzen froh; sie brachten Arghya dar mit göttlich reinigendem Wasser. Dann wuschen sie Haris Füße und trugen jenes Wasser ehrfürchtig auf ihren Häuptern.
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Listener: Primary audience of the mahatmya (implied); the narrated actors are the sages
Scene: Prahlāda narrates: sages, delighted, offer arghya with sacred water; they wash Hari’s feet and lift that water to their heads in reverent acceptance of pāda-tīrtha.
FAQs
True reverence expresses itself through humble service—honoring the Lord and cherishing His pāda-jala as purifying grace.
The Dvārakā sacred setting around Cakratīrtha and its purifying waters (context of the chapter).
Offering arghya, washing the Lord’s feet, and reverently placing/holding that sanctified water on one’s head.