Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
यो मृर्ध्नि धारयेदूह्यन्महत्पादजलं रजः । स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु पुण्यात्मा नात्र संशयः ॥ २० ॥
yo mṛrdhni dhārayedūhyanmahatpādajalaṃ rajaḥ | sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu puṇyātmā nātra saṃśayaḥ || 20 ||
जो श्रद्धेने मस्तकी महापुरुषांच्या चरणप्रक्षालनाच्या जलाने पवित्र झालेली धूळ धारण करतो, तो सर्व तीर्थांत स्नान केल्यासारखा; तो पुण्यात्मा—यात संशय नाही।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that honoring the sanctity of a great devotee—symbolized by the dust and foot-washing water—is spiritually equivalent to performing the most extensive tīrtha-bathing, emphasizing inner reverence over mere travel.
By elevating service and reverence to the mahāt (saint/devotee), it highlights bhakti’s core principle: grace and purification arise through devotion, humility, and association with the holy (sadhu-sanga).
Ritual conduct (kalpa-style practice) is implied: the act of respectfully taking sacred dust/foot-wash as a purifier functions as a practical dharmic observance, though no specific Vedanga technical science is directly taught in this verse.