Shloka 27
Rājasūya: Agrapūjā for Kṛṣṇa and the Slaying (and Liberation) of Śiśupāla
तत्पादाववनिज्याप: शिरसा लोकपावनी: । सभार्य: सानुजामात्य: सकुटुम्बो वहन्मुदा ॥ २७ ॥ वासोभि: पीतकौषेयैर्भूषणैश्च महाधनै: । अर्हयित्वाश्रुपूर्णाक्षो नाशकत् समवेक्षितुम् ॥ २८ ॥
tat-pādāv avanijyāpaḥ śirasā loka-pāvanīḥ sa-bhāryaḥ sānujāmātyaḥ sa-kuṭumbo vahan mudā
ভগবান কৃষ্ণের পদ ধুয়ে মহারাজ যুধিষ্ঠির সেই লোকপাবনী চরণামৃত-জল আনন্দে নিজের মস্তকে, তারপর স্ত্রী, ভ্রাতা, কুটুম্ব ও মন্ত্রীদের মস্তকে ছিটিয়ে দিলেন।
FAQs
This verse portrays reverential bhakti: washing the Lord’s feet and honoring that water as purifying (caraṇāmṛta), expressing humility and recognizing Kṛṣṇa as supremely sacred.
During the Rājasūya context, Yudhiṣṭhira publicly honored Kṛṣṇa; bearing the water on his head shows surrender and devotion, treating the Lord’s remnants as supremely purifying.
Cultivate humility and reverence—serve Bhagavān and His devotees, honor sacred remnants (prasāda/caraṇāmṛta), and involve one’s household in devotional practices.