Shloka 30
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
ब्रह्मोवाच । जलस्य देवता विष्णुःस र्वलोकेषु गीयते । जलपूतो भवेद्यस्तु विष्णुस्तच्छंकरो भवेत्
brahmovāca | jalasya devatā viṣṇuḥsa rvalokeṣu gīyate | jalapūto bhavedyastu viṣṇustacchaṃkaro bhavet
برہما نے کہا: پانی کے ادھِشٹھاتا دیوتا وِشنو ہیں، جن کی سبھی لوکوں میں ستوتی کی جاتی ہے۔ جو کوئی پانی سے پاک ہو جائے، وہاں وِشنو کی حضوری ہو جاتی ہے، اور وہی حضوری شَنکر کے روپ میں ظاہر ہوتی ہے۔
Brahmā
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मोवाच = ब्रह्मा + उवाच; विष्णुःसर्वलोकेषु = विष्णुः + सर्वलोकेषु; भवेद्यः = भवेत् + यः; विष्णुस्तत् = विष्णुः + तत्; तच्छंकरः = तत् + शंकरः.
FAQs
It presents water as a sacred medium of purification, whose presiding divinity is Viṣṇu; purification by water is linked with the presence of the divine.
It uses a unifying theological expression: where Viṣṇu is present through purification, that reality is also described as Śaṅkara—suggesting harmony rather than rivalry between the deities.
It encourages inner and outer purity: respecting cleansing acts (especially in sacred contexts) as spiritually meaningful, and viewing devotion beyond sectarian divisions.