Shloka 32
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ तस्यास्तज्जलं शिरसि न्यधात् । उवाचावनतो भूत्वा सुकृती मातरस्म्यहम् ॥ ३२ ॥
prakṣālya caraṇau tasyāstajjalaṃ śirasi nyadhāt | uvācāvanato bhūtvā sukṛtī mātarasmyaham || 32 ||
为她洗净双足后，他将那洗足之水置于自己头顶。俯身顶礼，这位有德之人说道：“母亲，我是您的儿子。”
Narrator (Purana narrative voice; traditionally Suta recounting the account within Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents humility and reverence as purification: washing the feet of a revered woman/motherly figure and placing that water on one’s head symbolizes accepting her grace and moral authority, generating sukṛti (spiritual merit).
Bhakti is expressed through seva (service) and vinaya (humility). Treating a motherly figure as sacred and serving her becomes a lived form of devotion—training the heart in surrender and gratitude.
Ritual conduct and purity etiquette are implied (ācāra): respectful prostration, foot-washing, and sanctifying water as a purifier—practical dharmic procedure rather than a technical Vedanga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.