Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
ततः स्वयं समुत्थाय कृत्वा स्वा स्तरकं शुभम् । सीतया क्षालितांघ्रिस्तु सुष्वाप तदनंतरम्
tataḥ svayaṃ samutthāya kṛtvā svā starakaṃ śubham | sītayā kṣālitāṃghristu suṣvāpa tadanaṃtaram
Kemudian ia bangkit sendiri dan menata alas tidurnya yang suci. Setelah kaki beliau dibasuh oleh Sītā, beliau pun berbaring dan tertidur.
Narrator (puranic narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sītā gently washes Rāma’s feet; Rāma prepares a simple, auspicious bedding and lies down. The scene is intimate, pure, and quiet, with a forest-hermitage atmosphere.
FAQs
Domestic dharma is sanctified through humility and mutual service; such purity of conduct supports pilgrimage and worship.
The adhyāya’s larger arc glorifies Gokarṇa; this verse depicts the dhārmic conduct preceding the tīrtha-journey.
An implied act of pāda-prakṣālana (washing of feet) as a gesture of reverence and purity, though not framed as a formal rite here.