Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52
अक्षालितपदद्वद्व आचांतोऽप्यशुचिर्म्मतः । त्रिः पीत्वांबु विशुद्ध्यर्थं ततः खानि विशोधयेत्
akṣālitapadadvadva ācāṃto'pyaśucirmmataḥ | triḥ pītvāṃbu viśuddhyarthaṃ tataḥ khāni viśodhayet
Si l’on n’a pas lavé les deux pieds, même après l’ācamana on est tenu pour impur. Pour se purifier, qu’on boive l’eau par trois fois ; ensuite qu’on purifie les ouvertures du corps (les organes des sens).
Sūta (deduced, Brāhma Khaṇḍa narration style)
Scene: A devotee at a threshold: washing feet at a small basin, then sipping water thrice, then touching eyes/ears/nose as symbolic cleansing of openings.
FAQs
Outer cleanliness supports inner discipline; dharma requires completeness in small observances.
No pilgrimage location is mentioned; the verse teaches general śauca practice.
Wash both feet; sip water three times for ācamana; then purify the sense-openings (khāni).