Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
ततः स्वयं समुत्थाय कृत्वा स्वा स्तरकं शुभम् । सीतया क्षालितांघ्रिस्तु सुष्वाप तदनंतरम्
tataḥ svayaṃ samutthāya kṛtvā svā starakaṃ śubham | sītayā kṣālitāṃghristu suṣvāpa tadanaṃtaram
பின்னர் அவர் தாமே எழுந்து தமது மங்களமான படுக்கையை அமைத்தார்; சீதை அவருடைய பாதங்களை கழுவிய பின், அதன் பின்னர் அவர் உறங்கினார்।
Narrator (puranic narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sītā gently washes Rāma’s feet; Rāma prepares a simple, auspicious bedding and lies down. The scene is intimate, pure, and quiet, with a forest-hermitage atmosphere.
FAQs
Domestic dharma is sanctified through humility and mutual service; such purity of conduct supports pilgrimage and worship.
The adhyāya’s larger arc glorifies Gokarṇa; this verse depicts the dhārmic conduct preceding the tīrtha-journey.
An implied act of pāda-prakṣālana (washing of feet) as a gesture of reverence and purity, though not framed as a formal rite here.