Shloka 15
प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ शम्भोर्विष्णोर्मम वरादरात् । सर्वेषाममराणाञ्च मुनीनाञ्च यथार्थतः
prakṣālya caraṇau śambhorviṣṇormama varādarāt | sarveṣāmamarāṇāñca munīnāñca yathārthataḥ
«Por mi excelente don, en verdad lavé los pies de Śambhu (Śiva) y de Viṣṇu; y asimismo lavé los pies de todos los devas y de los sabios, conforme a la verdad y al debido orden.»
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse depicts honorific pādya-sevā (washing of the Lord’s feet) as a dharmic hospitality act within the Himālaya–Śiva–Pārvatī narrative frame.
Significance: Models sevā and vinaya: serving the Lord and His devotees is presented as a grace-bearing act that purifies the bound soul (paśu) and ripens receptivity to Śiva’s anugraha.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed as humble service (seva): honoring the Lord (Śiva) and the revered divine order (devas and sages). In a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, such reverence purifies the pashu (bound soul) and supports inner readiness for Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
Washing the feet is a classic gesture of honoring Saguna Shiva through tangible ritual action. In Linga worship, the same spirit appears as abhiṣeka and careful upacāras—external purity mirroring inner surrender to the Lord as Pati.
It suggests purification and reverential upacāra in pūjā—approaching Shiva with cleanliness, humility, and truthfulness. As a takeaway, perform Shiva-pūjā with sincere devotion (often alongside japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a service-attitude rather than mere formality.