Shloka 18
Saṃdhyāvalī-ākhyāna
Mohinī-parīkṣā; Dvādaśī-vrata-mahattva
नित्यमेकमृषिं प्रातः पूजयित्वा यथाविधि । पादोदकं तस्य सुभ्रु भक्त्या पिबति हृष्टधीः ॥ १८ ॥
nityamekamṛṣiṃ prātaḥ pūjayitvā yathāvidhi | pādodakaṃ tasya subhru bhaktyā pibati hṛṣṭadhīḥ || 18 ||
Mỗi sớm mai, sau khi đúng nghi thức mà lễ bái một vị hiền thánh (ṛṣi), người có hàng mày thanh tú ấy hoan hỷ uống, với lòng bhakti, nước rửa chân của vị ấy.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches daily reverence to realized sages as a concrete discipline of humility and devotion, where honoring the holy person and receiving pādodaka becomes a means of inner purification and joyful faith.
Bhakti is shown as lived practice: worship performed “according to rule” and the devoted acceptance of the saint’s pādodaka, done with a delighted heart rather than mere formality.
Ritual correctness (yathā-vidhi) reflects kalpa-style procedural discipline—performing worship by prescribed method—while emphasizing that devotion (bhaktyā) is the animating principle of the rite.