Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
तमारोप्य महापीठे कंबलांबरसंभृते । प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ भक्त्या तज्जलं दधतुः शिरः
tamāropya mahāpīṭhe kaṃbalāṃbarasaṃbhṛte | prakṣālya caraṇau bhaktyā tajjalaṃ dadhatuḥ śiraḥ
Mereka mendudukkan beliau di atas singgasana agung yang beralas selimut dan kain. Dengan bhakti mereka membasuh kaki beliau, lalu air basuhan itu mereka junjung di kepala.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: A radiant Śiva-yogin is seated on a high seat covered with blanket and cloth; two hosts kneel, washing his feet in a vessel; the collected water is reverently lifted to their heads.
FAQs
Devotional service to the holy—especially humble acts like washing the feet—purifies and elevates the devotee.
No specific tirtha is named; the sanctity highlighted is that of saintly contact and hospitality.
Pāda-prakṣālana (washing the guest’s feet) and reverently taking/placing the foot-washing water upon the head.