Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
विष्णुपादोदके तीर्थे प्राश्य पादोदकं सकृत् । जातुचिज्जननीस्तन्यं न पिबेदिति निश्चितम्
viṣṇupādodake tīrthe prāśya pādodakaṃ sakṛt | jātucijjananīstanyaṃ na pibediti niścitam
વિષ્ણુ-પાદોદક તીર્થમાં એકવાર પણ પાદોદકનું આચમન કર્યા પછી, ફરી ક્યારેય માતાનું સ્તન્ય (દૂધ) ન પીવું—એવો નિશ્ચય છે।
Skanda
Tirtha: Viṣṇu-Pādodaka Tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim at a Kāśī ghāṭa receives a small spoonful of pādodaka from a priest; behind them, a Śālagrāma and conch are placed on a cloth near the river, with Viṣṇu’s feet symbolically depicted above the water as a blessing.
FAQs
Pādodaka is portrayed as a transformative sacrament: tasting it symbolizes spiritual maturity—moving beyond infant dependence toward disciplined dharma.
Viṣṇupādodaka-tīrtha (Pādodaka-tīrtha) in Kāśī.
Prāśana—sipping/drinking pādodaka; the verse frames it as a decisive rite marking renunciatory resolve.