Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
अस्मिन्पदे मया न्यस्ते यांति लोकाः सहस्रशः । स्पृशंतु ऋषयः सर्वे देवाश्चापि पदं मम
asminpade mayā nyaste yāṃti lokāḥ sahasraśaḥ | spṛśaṃtu ṛṣayaḥ sarve devāścāpi padaṃ mama
«Lorsque cette marque sacrée a été établie par moi, des milliers et des milliers d’êtres atteignent des mondes plus élevés. Que tous les ṛṣi —et même les dieux— touchent cette marque qui est mienne.»
Brahmā
Tirtha: Mahāpada
Type: peak
Listener: Sages (and by extension devas)
Scene: A procession-like tableau: sages and devas approach the Mahāpada; the imprint radiates upward as if forming a ladder of light toward higher worlds, suggesting many beings ascending.
FAQs
A divinely empowered tīrtha can elevate vast numbers; sacred geography functions as a universal mercy for all classes of beings.
Brahmā’s Mahāpada (his established sacred mark/footprint) in the Arbuda context.
Touching (spṛś-) the Mahāpada is again prescribed, now emphasized as beneficial even for devas.