Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
ततः प्रभृति सा लोके गंगा विष्णुपदी स्मृता । पवित्रमपि तत्क्षेत्रं नयन्ती सा पवित्रताम्
tataḥ prabhṛti sā loke gaṃgā viṣṇupadī smṛtā | pavitramapi tatkṣetraṃ nayantī sā pavitratām
त्या वेळेपासून ती लोकी ‘गंगा’—‘विष्णुपदी’ म्हणून स्मरली जाते. जे क्षेत्र आधीच पवित्र आहे, त्यालाही ती अधिक पवित्रतेकडे नेते।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Viṣṇupadī)
Type: river
Listener: Sages
Scene: Gaṅgā personified as a radiant goddess labeled Viṣṇupadī, flowing from a divine source, her waters touching a sacred landscape and making it even more luminous.
FAQs
Divine tīrthas do not merely cleanse individuals; they also sanctify and elevate the holiness of the very land they touch.
Viṣṇupadī—identified with the Gaṅgā stream associated with Viṣṇu’s Footprint.
No specific rite is commanded; the verse establishes the sacred name and purifying function of Gaṅgā/Viṣṇupadī.