Shloka 39
Kardama Muni’s Penance, Viṣṇu’s Darśana, and the Arrangement of Devahūti’s Marriage
यस्मिन् भगवतो नेत्रान्न्यपतन्नश्रुबिन्दव: । कृपया सम्परीतस्य प्रपन्नेऽर्पितया भृशम् ॥ ३८ ॥ तद्वै बिन्दुसरो नाम सरस्वत्या परिप्लुतम् । पुण्यं शिवामृतजलं महर्षिगणसेवितम् ॥ ३९ ॥
yasmin bhagavato netrān nyapatann aśru-bindavaḥ kṛpayā samparītasya prapanne ’rpitayā bhṛśam
Le saint Bindu-sarovara, gonflé par les eaux de la Sarasvatī, était sacré; son eau, de bon augure, était douce comme le nectar, et il était fréquenté par des multitudes de grands ṛṣis.
Kardama underwent austerities to gain the causeless mercy of the Lord, and when the Lord arrived there He was so compassionate that in pleasure He shed tears, which became Bindu-sarovara. Bindu-sarovara is therefore worshiped by great sages and learned scholars because, according to the philosophy of the Absolute Truth, the Lord and the tears from His eyes are not different. Just as drops of perspiration which fell from the toe of the Lord became the sacred Ganges, so teardrops from the transcendental eyes of the Lord became Bindu-sarovara. Both are transcendental entities and are worshiped by great sages and scholars. The water of Bindu-sarovara is described here as śivāmṛta jala. Śiva means “curing.” Anyone who drinks the water of Bindu-sarovara is cured of all material diseases; similarly, anyone who takes his bath in the Ganges also is relieved of all material diseases. These claims are accepted by great scholars and authorities and are still being acted upon even in this fallen Age of Kali.
FAQs
Bindusara is the holy lake said to have formed from the Lord’s tear-drops of compassion, later filled by the waters of the Sarasvatī and revered by great sages.
The verse describes the Lord’s intense compassion for Kardama Muni, who had fully surrendered and dedicated himself to the Lord’s will.
By cultivating sincere surrender and trust in God’s care—remembering that divine compassion is not abstract, but personally responsive to genuine devotion.