Shloka 29
The Greatness of Puruṣottama
Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa
विष्णो कमलपत्राक्ष गृहाण मधुसूदन । मधुपर्कं महादेव ब्रह्माद्यैः कल्पितं मया ॥ २९ ॥
viṣṇo kamalapatrākṣa gṛhāṇa madhusūdana | madhuparkaṃ mahādeva brahmādyaiḥ kalpitaṃ mayā || 29 ||
હે વિષ્ણુ, કમળપત્રાક્ષ મધુસૂદન, હે મહાદેવ—બ્રહ્મા આદિ દેવોએ નિર્ધારિત વિધિ મુજબ મેં તૈયાર કરેલું મધુપર્ક કૃપા કરીને સ્વીકારો।
Narrator (Purāṇic recitation voice, within a Tirtha-Mahatmya episode)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse frames worship as sacred hospitality: the devotee reverently receives Viṣṇu as the supreme guest and offers madhuparka, indicating surrender, honor, and devotion sanctioned by divine tradition (Brahmā and the gods).
Bhakti is expressed through loving address and personal service—calling Viṣṇu by intimate epithets (Kamalapatrākṣa, Madhusūdana) and offering a respectful ritual gift, showing that devotion is both heartfelt and enacted through worship.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) in the form of madhuparka—an established upacāra for honoring a revered being—showing how Purāṇic worship aligns with Vedic ritual etiquette.