Shloka 10
Bhṛgu Tests the Trimūrti; Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Visit Mahā-Viṣṇu and Recover the Brāhmaṇa’s Sons
पुनीहि सहलोकं मां लोकपालांश्च मद्गतान् । पादोदकेन भवतस्तीर्थानां तीर्थकारिणा ॥ १० ॥ अद्याहं भगवँल्लक्ष्म्या आसमेकान्तभाजनम् । वत्स्यत्युरसि मे भूतिर्भवत्पादहतांहस: ॥ ११ ॥
punīhi saha-lokaṁ māṁ loka-pālāṁś ca mad-gatān pādodakena bhavatas tīrthānāṁ tīrtha-kāriṇā
バガヴァーンは言われた。「汝の足を洗った足水—あらゆるティールタに聖性を与えるその聖水—によって、我と我が界、そして我に帰依する世界護持者たちの界を清めよ。今日、主よ、汝の足が我が罪垢を打ち払ったゆえに、我はラクシュミーの唯一の依処となった。彼女は我が胸に住むことを承ずるであろう。」
Continuing his comments, Śrīla Prabhupāda says: “The so-called brāhmaṇas of the Kali-yuga are sometimes very proud that a great brāhmaṇa like Bhṛgu Muni could touch the chest of Lord Viṣṇu with his foot. But in fact, when Bhṛgu Muni kicked the chest of Lord Viṣṇu it was the greatest offense, although Lord Viṣṇu, being greatly magnanimous, did not take it very seriously.”
FAQs
This verse says Kṛṣṇa’s pādodaka purifies not only a person but an entire realm and even the world-guardians; He is described as the one who makes pilgrimage places holy.
Indra, recognizing Kṛṣṇa’s supreme position and his own fault born of pride, seeks purification and restoration of devotional consciousness for himself and the other loka-pālas who are devoted to Kṛṣṇa.
Cultivate humility and seek purification through devotion—honoring sacred remnants like caraṇāmṛta and remembering that true sanctity comes from sincere connection to Bhagavān, not from status or power.