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
Sinabi ni Prahlāda: Nang marinig iyon, nagalak ang kanilang puso; naghandog sila ng arghya gamit ang tubig na banal na nakapagdalisay. Pagkaraan, hinugasan nila ang mga paa ni Hari at inialay ang tubig na iyon sa kanilang ulo bilang paggalang at debosyon.
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.