Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
बाह्यो पवनमध्ये तु पूजयामास तं तथा । अवनिज्य स्वयं पादौ विप्रपादावनेजनम् । धारयामास शिरसा जगतः पावनो हरिः
bāhyo pavanamadhye tu pūjayāmāsa taṃ tathā | avanijya svayaṃ pādau viprapādāvanejanam | dhārayāmāsa śirasā jagataḥ pāvano hariḥ
Au dehors, à l’air libre, Il l’honora comme il se doit. De Ses propres mains, Il lava les pieds du brâhmane, et Hari—purificateur des mondes—porta sur Sa tête l’eau de ce lavage.
Narrator (contextual purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: In the open courtyard, Kṛṣṇa kneels before a brāhmaṇa, gently washing the sage’s feet; he lifts the foot-water and touches it to his head, attendants watching in reverent silence.
FAQs
Reverence to realized sages is itself purifying; humility and service are central to purāṇic dharma.
Dvārakā, shown as a place where the highest standard of honoring guests and sages is practiced.
Pāda-prakṣālana (washing a revered guest’s feet) and honoring the pādodaka/caraṇāmṛta by placing it on the head.