Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
उद्धृत्य भीम तोयं त्वं पादौ प्रक्षाल्य भो बहिः । ततः पिबाऽन्यथा दोषो महांस्त्वामुपपत्स्यते
uddhṛtya bhīma toyaṃ tvaṃ pādau prakṣālya bho bahiḥ | tataḥ pibā'nyathā doṣo mahāṃstvāmupapatsyate
«Ô Bhīma, puise l’eau et lave-toi les pieds à l’extérieur; ensuite bois. Sinon, une grande faute s’abattra sur toi.»
Yudhiṣṭhira (embedded within Sūta’s narration)
Type: kund
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, composed and authoritative, instructs Bhīma at the pond’s edge: gesture toward drawing water out; Bhīma poised to step in, thirst visible.
FAQs
Sacred waters must be approached with purity and discipline; reverence prevents spiritual fault (doṣa).
A Devī-associated kuṇḍa whose sanctity requires not polluting it with washing.
Draw water out first, wash feet outside the pond, and only then drink.