Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
विष्णुपादोदके तीर्थे प्राश्य पादोदकं सकृत् । जातुचिज्जननीस्तन्यं न पिबेदिति निश्चितम्
viṣṇupādodake tīrthe prāśya pādodakaṃ sakṛt | jātucijjananīstanyaṃ na pibediti niścitam
وشنو پادودک کے تیرتھ میں جو ایک بار بھی پادودک کا آچمن کر لے، یہ قطعی ہے کہ پھر کبھی ماں کا دودھ نہ پئے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Viṣṇu-Pādodaka Tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim at a Kāśī ghāṭa receives a small spoonful of pādodaka from a priest; behind them, a Śālagrāma and conch are placed on a cloth near the river, with Viṣṇu’s feet symbolically depicted above the water as a blessing.
FAQs
Pādodaka is portrayed as a transformative sacrament: tasting it symbolizes spiritual maturity—moving beyond infant dependence toward disciplined dharma.
Viṣṇupādodaka-tīrtha (Pādodaka-tīrtha) in Kāśī.
Prāśana—sipping/drinking pādodaka; the verse frames it as a decisive rite marking renunciatory resolve.