Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
ततः प्रणम्य तं भक्त्या प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ स्वयम् । दत्त्वार्घमिति होवाच हर्षबाष्पाकुलेक्षणः
tataḥ praṇamya taṃ bhaktyā prakṣālya caraṇau svayam | dattvārghamiti hovāca harṣabāṣpākulekṣaṇaḥ
Puis, s’inclinant devant lui avec dévotion, il lava de ses propres mains les pieds du sage et lui offrit l’arghya ; en parlant, ses yeux, bouleversés, se remplirent de larmes de joie.
Sūta (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king, eyes brimming with joyful tears, bows before the austere sage; he washes the sage’s feet with a golden vessel and offers arghya with folded hands in a palace threshold setting.
FAQs
Devotional humility expressed through service—bowing, washing feet, and offering arghya—is upheld as a powerful form of dharma.
The verse is part of the Kalaśeśvara māhātmya storyline, contributing to the sanctity narrative of the lake-bank Śiva shrine.
Atithi-pūjā is detailed: praṇāma (bowing), pādya (washing feet), and arghya (honor-offering) to a revered guest/sage.