Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46
प्रह्लाद उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा हृष्टमनसः कृत्वार्घ्यं सुरपावनीम् । अवनिज्य हरेः पादौ मूर्ध्नाऽपश्चाप्यधारयन्
prahlāda uvāca | tacchrutvā hṛṣṭamanasaḥ kṛtvārghyaṃ surapāvanīm | avanijya hareḥ pādau mūrdhnā'paścāpyadhārayan
Prahlāda berkata: Setelah mendengarnya, hati mereka bersukacita; mereka mempersembahkan arghya dengan air yang menyucikan secara ilahi. Kemudian, setelah membasuh kaki Śrī Hari, mereka menjunjung air itu di atas kepala sebagai tanda bhakti.
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Listener: Primary audience of the mahatmya (implied); the narrated actors are the sages
Scene: Prahlāda narrates: sages, delighted, offer arghya with sacred water; they wash Hari’s feet and lift that water to their heads in reverent acceptance of pāda-tīrtha.
FAQs
True reverence expresses itself through humble service—honoring the Lord and cherishing His pāda-jala as purifying grace.
The Dvārakā sacred setting around Cakratīrtha and its purifying waters (context of the chapter).
Offering arghya, washing the Lord’s feet, and reverently placing/holding that sanctified water on one’s head.