Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
तस्मिन्दृष्टेऽथवा स्पृष्टे यत्फलं लभ्यते नरैः । तत्सर्वं सूतज ब्रूहि परं कौतृहलं हि नः
tasmindṛṣṭe'thavā spṛṣṭe yatphalaṃ labhyate naraiḥ | tatsarvaṃ sūtaja brūhi paraṃ kautṛhalaṃ hi naḥ
അതിനെ വെറും ദർശിച്ചാലോ സ്പർശിച്ചാലോ മനുഷ്യർക്ക് ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഫലം എന്തെന്നു, ഹേ സൂതപുത്രാ, അതെല്ലാം പറയുക; ഞങ്ങളുടെ കൗതുകം മഹത്താണ്.
Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)
Tirtha: Viṣṇu-pāda at Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta
Scene: The sages lean forward, palms joined, asking Sūta to enumerate the fruits of seeing or touching the sacred footprint; the shrine is shown with lamps and a small crowd of pilgrims.
FAQs
Even simple contact with sacred geography—seeing or touching—can be spiritually meaningful when framed by faith and tradition.
Viṣṇupada-tīrtha, whose mere darśana or sparśa is implied to grant merit.
Darśana (seeing) and sparśa (touching) are highlighted as meritorious acts connected with the tirtha.