Shloka 18
Saṃdhyāvalī-ākhyāna
Mohinī-parīkṣā; Dvādaśī-vrata-mahattva
नित्यमेकमृषिं प्रातः पूजयित्वा यथाविधि । पादोदकं तस्य सुभ्रु भक्त्या पिबति हृष्टधीः ॥ १८ ॥
nityamekamṛṣiṃ prātaḥ pūjayitvā yathāvidhi | pādodakaṃ tasya subhru bhaktyā pibati hṛṣṭadhīḥ || 18 ||
Setiap pagi, setelah memuja seorang ṛṣi menurut tata cara yang ditetapkan, wanita yang bermata-bening itu dengan bhakti meminum air basuhan kaki sang resi, dengan hati yang gembira.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches daily reverence to realized sages as a concrete discipline of humility and devotion, where honoring the holy person and receiving pādodaka becomes a means of inner purification and joyful faith.
Bhakti is shown as lived practice: worship performed “according to rule” and the devoted acceptance of the saint’s pādodaka, done with a delighted heart rather than mere formality.
Ritual correctness (yathā-vidhi) reflects kalpa-style procedural discipline—performing worship by prescribed method—while emphasizing that devotion (bhaktyā) is the animating principle of the rite.