Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
स्नात्वा विप्रान्समा हूय मध्यगेन समन्वितान् । शंखादित्यस्य पुरतः प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ नृप
snātvā viprānsamā hūya madhyagena samanvitān | śaṃkhādityasya purataḥ prakṣālya caraṇau nṛpa
Setelah mandi suci, raja memanggil para brāhmaṇa bersama ketua mereka. Di hadapan Śaṅkhāditya, baginda membasuh kaki mereka dengan penuh hormat, wahai raja.
Unspecified in snippet (narrative voice)
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: addressed as ‘nṛpa’ within narration
Scene: On a riverbank or temple forecourt, the king—fresh from bathing—kneels and washes the feet of assembled brāhmaṇas led by an elder, directly before the radiant image of Śaṅkhāditya (solar deity with conch emblem).
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Pilgrimage merit is strengthened by humility and service—honoring the learned and righteous in the deity’s presence.
Śaṅkhatīrtha, with worship performed before Śaṅkhāditya.
Snāna (bathing), summoning brāhmaṇas, and pādaprakṣālana (washing their feet) before the deity.