Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna
अजाण्डबाह्यनिलयं धारारुपमवर्त्तत । तज्जलं पावनं श्रेष्टं ब्रह्मादीन्पावयत्सुरान् ॥ ८१ ॥
ajāṇḍabāhyanilayaṃ dhārārupamavarttata | tajjalaṃ pāvanaṃ śreṣṭaṃ brahmādīnpāvayatsurān || 81 ||
బ్రహ్మాండం వెలుపల నివసిస్తూ అది నిరంతర ధారారూపంగా ప్రవహించింది. ఆ జలం పరమ పావనమైనది; బ్రహ్మాది దేవతలనుకూడా పవిత్రం చేసింది.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It elevates sacred water as a cosmic principle of purification—so potent that it sanctifies even Brahmā and the devas—implying that purity ultimately descends from a transcendent, supra-cosmic source.
By portraying a purifying stream that cleanses even the highest beings, the verse supports a Bhakti theme: grace and sanctification are received through contact with the sacred (tīrtha, pāvana-jala), fostering humility and reliance on divine purification rather than personal status.
Primarily Kalpa (ritual discipline): it underpins the ritual use of sanctified water (ācamanā, prokṣaṇa, snāna) as a means of purification, while framing such practices within a cosmological doctrine of pāvanatva (purifying power).