तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन कन्याहस्तेन पादुके । पूजनीये विशेषेण पूज्या सा चापि कन्यका
tasmātsarvaprayatnena kanyāhastena pāduke | pūjanīye viśeṣeṇa pūjyā sā cāpi kanyakā
C’est pourquoi, avec tous les efforts, les Pādukā sacrées doivent être vénérées—tout spécialement par la main d’une jeune fille; et cette jeune fille elle-même doit aussi être honorée d’une révérence particulière.
Narrator (continuation of Sūta’s exposition)
Tirtha: Ambādevī–Pādukā-sthāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: A ritual moment: the pādukās are centered; a maiden offers worship while elders supervise; the devotee presents respectful offerings to both the pādukās and the maiden.
Sacred worship includes honoring both the deity-symbol (pādukā) and the sanctified participant (the maiden) through whom the rite is performed.
Śrīmātuḥ Pādukā at Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Nāgara Khaṇḍa).
Perform pādukā-pūjā specifically via a maiden’s hand, and offer special honor to the maiden as well.