Shloka 47

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

पादौ प्रक्षाल्य देवस्य कराभ्यां कमलेक्षणः अभ्युक्षद् आत्मनो मूर्ध्नि ब्रह्मणश् च गिरेस् तथा

Transliteration

pādau prakṣālya devasya karābhyāṃ kamalekṣaṇaḥ abhyukṣad ātmano mūrdhni brahmaṇaś ca gires tathā

Translation

देवस्य पादौ कराभ्यां प्रक्षाल्य कमलेक्षणः। तदुदकं स्वमूर्ध्नि ब्रह्मणो गिरेश्च शिरसि चाभ्युक्षत्॥

Word by Word

• पादौ: the two feet

• प्रक्षाल्य: having washed

• देवस्य: of the Deva (Lord)

• कराभ्याम्: with (his) two hands

• कमलेक्षणः: the lotus‑eyed one (Viṣṇu)

• अभ्युक्षत्: sprinkled, consecrated

• आत्मनः: of himself

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā

• च: and

• गिरेः: of the Mountain (Himālaya/Śaila)

• तथा: likewise, in the same manner

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal episode involving Vishnu, Brahma, and the Mountain/Himālaya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Himalaya

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It highlights pāda-prakṣālana (washing the Lord’s feet) and taking that water as śuddhi (purification), treating it as a consecrated medium that elevates the worshipper and the assembly.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is implied as Pati, the supreme Deva whose contact (even through foot-water) sanctifies; the act shows that proximity to Shiva dissolves pasha (impurity/bondage) and uplifts the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-vidhi element: using pādodaka (water from washing the deity’s feet) for ācamana/abhisheka-like self-consecration—an outer rite aligned with inner purification central to Pāśupata-oriented discipline.