Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46
प्रह्लाद उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा हृष्टमनसः कृत्वार्घ्यं सुरपावनीम् । अवनिज्य हरेः पादौ मूर्ध्नाऽपश्चाप्यधारयन्
prahlāda uvāca | tacchrutvā hṛṣṭamanasaḥ kṛtvārghyaṃ surapāvanīm | avanijya hareḥ pādau mūrdhnā'paścāpyadhārayan
Prahlāda dit : À ces paroles, le cœur empli de joie, ils offrirent l’arghya avec des eaux divinement purifiantes ; puis, après avoir lavé les pieds de Hari, ils portèrent cette eau sur leur tête en signe de vénération.
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Listener: Primary audience of the mahatmya (implied); the narrated actors are the sages
Scene: Prahlāda narrates: sages, delighted, offer arghya with sacred water; they wash Hari’s feet and lift that water to their heads in reverent acceptance of pāda-tīrtha.
FAQs
True reverence expresses itself through humble service—honoring the Lord and cherishing His pāda-jala as purifying grace.
The Dvārakā sacred setting around Cakratīrtha and its purifying waters (context of the chapter).
Offering arghya, washing the Lord’s feet, and reverently placing/holding that sanctified water on one’s head.