तत्पादशौचं जनकल्मषापहं स धर्मविन्मूर्ध्न्यदधात् सुमङ्गलम् । यद् देवदेवो गिरिशश्चन्द्रमौलि- र्दधार मूर्ध्ना परया च भक्त्या ॥ २८ ॥
tat-pada-saucam jana-kalmasapaham sa dharma-vin murdhny adadhat sumangalam yad deva-devo girisas candra-maulir dadhara murdhna paraya ca bhaktya
- tat-pada-saucam
- the water that washed the lotus feet of the Lord
- jana-kalmasa-apaham
- which washes away all the sinful reactions of the people in general
- sah
- he (Bali Maharaja)
- dharma-vit
- completely aware of religious principles
- murdhni
- on the head
- adadhat
- carried
- su-mangalam
- all-auspicious
- yat
- which
- deva-devah
- the best of the demigods
- girisah
- Lord Siva
- candra-maulih
- who carries on his forehead the emblem of the moon
- dadhara
- carried
- murdhna
- on the head
- paraya
- supreme
- ca
- also
- bhaktya
- with devotion
Lord Siva, the best of demigods, who carries on his forehead the emblem of the moon, receives on his head with great devotion the Ganges water emanating from the toe of Visnu. Being aware of religious principles, Bali Maharaja knew this. Consequently, following in the footsteps of Lord Siva, he also placed on his head the water that had washed the Lord’s lotus feet.