Shloka 60
Saṃdhyāvalī-ākhyāna
Mohinī-parīkṣā; Dvādaśī-vrata-mahattva
मुहूर्तं ध्यानमास्थाय करौ बद्धोचतुर्द्विजम् । गृहाण जीवितं विप्र देहि पादोदकं मम ॥ ६० ॥
muhūrtaṃ dhyānamāsthāya karau baddhocaturdvijam | gṛhāṇa jīvitaṃ vipra dehi pādodakaṃ mama || 60 ||
ক্ষণমাত্র ধ্যান করে সে করজোড়ে দ্বিজকে বলল, “হে বিপ্র, আমার জীবন গ্রহণ করুন; আমাকে আপনার চরণধৌত জল দান করুন।”
Narrator (Purana dialogue frame; verse reports a devotee/supplicant addressing a brāhmaṇa)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A brief inward meditation culminates in humble surrender: offering one’s life and requesting pādodaka, shifting from tension to reverent devotion."}
FAQs
It highlights humility and surrender: the seeker treats the saintly brāhmaṇa as a vessel of sanctity and seeks pādodaka, a traditional sign of receiving grace and purification through reverent service.
Bhakti is shown as embodied practice—brief inward recollection (dhyāna), folded-hands reverence (añjali), and a heartfelt request for a sanctifying blessing (pādodaka), expressing dependence on sacred grace rather than ego.
Ritual conduct (ācāra) is implied: honoring a vipra, using añjali, and the customary use of pādodaka/caraṇāmṛta as a purificatory element—aligned with kalpa-style dharmic practice rather than technical vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa.