Padodaka
(पादोदक)Literal Meaning
Water that has washed sacred feet
Etymology & Sanskrit Root
'Pada' (foot) plus 'udaka' (water); the water used to wash a Guru's or Jangama's feet, then reverently accepted as sacred — one of the Ashtavarana.
Spiritual Insight & Context
Accepting a Guru's padodaka is an act of profound humility — signaling that the disciple is willing to receive wisdom even from the Guru's feet.