Shloka 29
The Greatness of Puruṣottama
Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa
विष्णो कमलपत्राक्ष गृहाण मधुसूदन । मधुपर्कं महादेव ब्रह्माद्यैः कल्पितं मया ॥ २९ ॥
viṣṇo kamalapatrākṣa gṛhāṇa madhusūdana | madhuparkaṃ mahādeva brahmādyaiḥ kalpitaṃ mayā || 29 ||
O Viṣṇu, Madhusūdana na may matang gaya ng talulot ng lotus—O dakilang Panginoon—tanggapin Mo ang madhuparka (handog na halong pulot) na inihanda ko ayon sa itinakda ni Brahmā at ng iba pang mga diyos.
Narrator (Purāṇic recitation voice, within a Tirtha-Mahatmya episode)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse frames worship as sacred hospitality: the devotee reverently receives Viṣṇu as the supreme guest and offers madhuparka, indicating surrender, honor, and devotion sanctioned by divine tradition (Brahmā and the gods).
Bhakti is expressed through loving address and personal service—calling Viṣṇu by intimate epithets (Kamalapatrākṣa, Madhusūdana) and offering a respectful ritual gift, showing that devotion is both heartfelt and enacted through worship.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) in the form of madhuparka—an established upacāra for honoring a revered being—showing how Purāṇic worship aligns with Vedic ritual etiquette.