Shloka 11
The Greatness of Viṣṇu’s Foot-Water (Pādodaka) as a Destroyer of Sin
दत्वा मर्त्यः सप्तद्वीपां ससस्यां यत्फलं लभेत् । विष्णुपादोदकं स्पृष्ट्वा तस्माद्विप्राधिकं लभेत्
datvā martyaḥ saptadvīpāṃ sasasyāṃ yatphalaṃ labhet | viṣṇupādodakaṃ spṛṣṭvā tasmādviprādhikaṃ labhet
সপ্তদ্বীপ অন্ন-উৎপন্নসহ দান করলে মর্ত্য যে ফল পায়, বিষ্ণুর পাদোদক স্পর্শমাত্রে তার চেয়েও অধিক পুণ্য লাভ হয়।
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्फलं = यत्-फलम्; विष्णुपादोदकं = विष्णु-पाद-उदकम्; तस्माद्विप्राधिकं = तस्मात् विप्र-अधिकम्
FAQs
It ranks simple devotional contact—touching Viṣṇu’s foot-wash water (caraṇāmṛta/viṣṇupādodaka)—as yielding merit greater than even vast charitable gifts symbolized by donating the “seven continents with their produce.”
Viṣṇupādodaka literally means “water from Viṣṇu’s feet,” commonly understood as caraṇāmṛta: sanctified water used in worship, revered as spiritually purifying.
The verse emphasizes that inner devotion and sacred association can surpass grand external acts, encouraging humility and prioritizing bhakti-centered practices alongside righteous giving.