Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
तस्मिन्गत्वा महाभागाः प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ मृदा । आचम्य च कुशान्गृह्य प्राङ्मुखो नियतः शुचिः
tasmingatvā mahābhāgāḥ prakṣālya caraṇau mṛdā | ācamya ca kuśāngṛhya prāṅmukho niyataḥ śuciḥ
S’y étant rendus, les bienheureux doivent laver leurs pieds avec de la terre (et de l’eau), puis accomplir l’ācamana ; prenant l’herbe kuśa, tournés vers l’est, maîtrisés et purs, (qu’ils poursuivent le rite).
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrtha (preparatory rite; leads into Rukmiṇī-hrada worship)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims arrive at a coastal sacred precinct; they cleanse their feet with earth and water, sip ācamana, take kuśa-grass, and stand facing east in composed purity before the rite.
FAQs
Outer cleanliness and inner discipline are the doorway to effective tīrtha-worship and the reception of sacred merit.
The rite is framed for the tīrtha being described in this chapter—Rukmiṇī-hrada/Bhṛgu-tīrtha in Dvārakā.
Wash feet, perform ācamana, take kuśa-grass, face east, and maintain purity and restraint.