Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
शिरः प्रावृत्य कंठं वा जले मुक्तशिखोऽपि च । अक्षालितपदद्वंद्व आचांतोप्यशुचिर्मतः
śiraḥ prāvṛtya kaṃṭhaṃ vā jale muktaśikho'pi ca | akṣālitapadadvaṃdva ācāṃtopyaśucirmataḥ
Ainda que se mergulhe a cabeça ou a garganta na água, e ainda que o cabelo esteja solto, a pessoa é tida por impura se não tiver lavado ambos os pés, mesmo tendo feito o ācamana.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly as Skanda teaching Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī Gaṅgā-ghāṭas (general)
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee stands at the ghāṭa with wet head and loosened hair, but dusty feet; an elder points to the unwashed feet, indicating impurity despite ācamana.
FAQs
Purity requires completeness and attention to prescribed steps; partial actions do not replace the whole discipline.
The verse is procedural and does not name a tīrtha; it sits within Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharma instruction.
Washing the feet is mandatory for cleanliness; immersion or ācamana alone does not suffice if feet remain unwashed.