Shloka 62
Saṃdhyāvalī-ākhyāna
Mohinī-parīkṣā; Dvādaśī-vrata-mahattva
पादोदकं ददौ तस्यै भक्त्या प्रीतो जनार्दनः । प्रक्षाल्य पादौ विप्रस्य विशालाक्षी मुदान्विता ॥ ६२ ॥
pādodakaṃ dadau tasyai bhaktyā prīto janārdanaḥ | prakṣālya pādau viprasya viśālākṣī mudānvitā || 62 ||
அவளுடைய பக்தியால் மகிழ்ந்த ஜனார்தனன் அவளுக்கு தன் திருப்பாதத் தீர்த்தத்தை அளித்தான். விசாலநேத்திரையாய் ஆனந்தம் நிறைந்த அவள் அந்தப் பிராமணரின் பாதங்களைத் துவைத்தாள்।
Narada (narrating within the Tirtha-Mahatmya section of Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights that sincere bhakti draws divine grace (Janārdana bestows pādodaka), and that reverent service to a brāhmaṇa—such as washing the feet—is upheld as a dhārmic act closely aligned with tirtha-like purity.
Bhakti is shown as both inner love and outward humility: devotion pleases Vishnu, and the devotee expresses that devotion through respectful service (pāda-sevā) and honoring the righteous (vipras).
Ritual conduct (kalpa-prayoga) is implied: pādodaka as sanctifying water and the etiquette of honoring a brāhmaṇa by washing the feet—core elements of dharma-oriented ritual practice.