Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
तमारोप्य महापीठे कंबलांबरसंभृते । प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ भक्त्या तज्जलं दधतुः शिरः
tamāropya mahāpīṭhe kaṃbalāṃbarasaṃbhṛte | prakṣālya caraṇau bhaktyā tajjalaṃ dadhatuḥ śiraḥ
L’ayant fait asseoir sur un grand siège garni de couverture et d’étoffe, ils lui lavèrent les pieds avec dévotion et posèrent cette eau sur leurs têtes.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: A radiant Śiva-yogin is seated on a high seat covered with blanket and cloth; two hosts kneel, washing his feet in a vessel; the collected water is reverently lifted to their heads.
FAQs
Devotional service to the holy—especially humble acts like washing the feet—purifies and elevates the devotee.
No specific tirtha is named; the sanctity highlighted is that of saintly contact and hospitality.
Pāda-prakṣālana (washing the guest’s feet) and reverently taking/placing the foot-washing water upon the head.