Shloka 20
Kāmodākhyāna
Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place
तानि पद्मानि स लभेन्नान्यदा कोऽपि कर्हिचित् । तत्र यः स्नाति मनुजां विष्णुभक्तिपरायणः ॥ २० ॥
tāni padmāni sa labhennānyadā ko'pi karhicit | tatra yaḥ snāti manujāṃ viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ || 20 ||
उन पद्म-सदृश फलों को वही प्राप्त करता है; अन्य कोई कभी, किसी अन्य समय, उन्हें नहीं पाता। मनुष्यों में जो वहाँ स्नान करता है और विष्णु-भक्ति में पूर्णतः परायण है, वही उन्हें पाता है।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that the fruit of a sacred tīrtha is not merely physical bathing, but bathing performed with exclusive Viṣṇu-bhakti; that devotional orientation is what makes the promised merit uniquely attainable.
Bhakti is presented as the decisive qualifier: the same outward act (snāna) becomes spiritually effective when the bather is viṣṇu-bhakti-parāyaṇa—single-mindedly devoted to Viṣṇu.
The verse primarily highlights tīrtha-snānā as a dharmic practice (kalpa/ācāra-oriented ritual discipline), emphasizing correct intention (bhakti) rather than technical grammar or astrology.