Shloka 20
Kāmodākhyāna
Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place
तानि पद्मानि स लभेन्नान्यदा कोऽपि कर्हिचित् । तत्र यः स्नाति मनुजां विष्णुभक्तिपरायणः ॥ २० ॥
tāni padmāni sa labhennānyadā ko'pi karhicit | tatra yaḥ snāti manujāṃ viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ || 20 ||
அந்த பத்மம் போன்ற பலன்களை அவனே பெறுவான்; வேறு யாரும் எப்போதும், வேறு காலத்தில், அவற்றைப் பெறமாட்டார்கள். மனிதர்களில் அங்கு நீராடி விஷ்ணு-பக்தியில் முழுமையாக ஈடுபட்டவன் அவற்றை அடைகிறான்.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that the fruit of a sacred tīrtha is not merely physical bathing, but bathing performed with exclusive Viṣṇu-bhakti; that devotional orientation is what makes the promised merit uniquely attainable.
Bhakti is presented as the decisive qualifier: the same outward act (snāna) becomes spiritually effective when the bather is viṣṇu-bhakti-parāyaṇa—single-mindedly devoted to Viṣṇu.
The verse primarily highlights tīrtha-snānā as a dharmic practice (kalpa/ācāra-oriented ritual discipline), emphasizing correct intention (bhakti) rather than technical grammar or astrology.