Shloka 6
The Greatness of Viṣṇu’s Foot-Water (Pādodaka) as a Destroyer of Sin
मेरुतुल्यसुवर्णानि दत्त्वा यत्फलमाप्यते । हरिपादोदकं स्पृष्ट्वा प्राप्यते तत्फलं नरैः
merutulyasuvarṇāni dattvā yatphalamāpyate | haripādodakaṃ spṛṣṭvā prāpyate tatphalaṃ naraiḥ
El mismo mérito que se obtiene al donar oro igual en peso al monte Meru, lo alcanzan los hombres con solo tocar el agua que ha lavado los pies de Hari (Viṣṇu).
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent within Brahma-khaṇḍa 4.17).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्फलम् = यत् + फलम् (त् + फ्); तत्फलम् = तत् + फलम् (त् + फ्)
FAQs
Touching the water that has washed Hari’s (Viṣṇu’s) feet—i.e., reverential contact with sacred foot-washing water (often understood as caraṇāmṛta).
It functions as a hyperbolic benchmark for the highest level of charitable merit, to emphasize that devotional contact with Viṣṇu’s sanctified water yields comparable spiritual fruit.
It elevates bhakti (devotional reverence) and sacred association over sheer material magnitude, teaching that purity of devotion can surpass even immense acts of donation.