Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22
यच्च हस्तशतादूर्ध्वं सरस्तत्र विधीयते । संवेशेऽपि क्रमश्चायं पादौ प्रक्षाल्य यद्बहिः
yacca hastaśatādūrdhvaṃ sarastatra vidhīyate | saṃveśe'pi kramaścāyaṃ pādau prakṣālya yadbahiḥ
ನೂರು ಹಸ್ತ ದೂರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸರೋವರವಿದ್ದರೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ವಿಧಿಸಮ್ಮತ. ಆದರೂ ಕ್ರಮ ಇದೇ—ಹೊರಗೇ ನಿಂತು ಮೊದಲು ಪಾದಗಳನ್ನು ತೊಳೆದು, ನಂತರ ಒಳಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಬೇಕು.
Suhṛdaya
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim approaches a sacred lake set at a distance; he pauses at the bank, washes his feet outside, then prepares to enter with folded hands.
FAQs
Sacred practice is governed by ordered procedure; purity begins with humble preliminaries like washing the feet.
No specific lake is named; the verse gives a general rule used in tīrtha/temple-water contexts.
A distance-based allowance (beyond 100 hastas) and a procedural rule: wash the feet first while outside.