Shloka 20
Kāmodākhyāna
Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place
तानि पद्मानि स लभेन्नान्यदा कोऽपि कर्हिचित् । तत्र यः स्नाति मनुजां विष्णुभक्तिपरायणः ॥ २० ॥
tāni padmāni sa labhennānyadā ko'pi karhicit | tatra yaḥ snāti manujāṃ viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ || 20 ||
সেই পদ্মসদৃশ ফল সি-এ লাভ কৰে; আন কোনোবাই কেতিয়াও, আন সময়ত, সেয়া নাপায়। মানুহৰ মাজত যি তাত স্নান কৰে আৰু বিষ্ণুভক্তিত সম্পূৰ্ণ পৰায়ণ, সি-এ সেয়া প্ৰাপ্ত কৰে।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that the fruit of a sacred tīrtha is not merely physical bathing, but bathing performed with exclusive Viṣṇu-bhakti; that devotional orientation is what makes the promised merit uniquely attainable.
Bhakti is presented as the decisive qualifier: the same outward act (snāna) becomes spiritually effective when the bather is viṣṇu-bhakti-parāyaṇa—single-mindedly devoted to Viṣṇu.
The verse primarily highlights tīrtha-snānā as a dharmic practice (kalpa/ācāra-oriented ritual discipline), emphasizing correct intention (bhakti) rather than technical grammar or astrology.