Pada
पाद
pāda
Pada means foot. A full posture of a person is from head to toe, so all the worshiping deities are sulptured or painted in full size. Pada or foot got special significance as a humble devotee find it as the best place to touch and worship. The custom of touching the Guru and elders to seek blessing is very traditional to Hindus. It shows one's humility and not slavery as it is criticised. Even Kings takes blessings of his guru by touching the foot.
| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada | पद | pada | The word | Read More | ||
| Pada Puja | पाद पूजा | pāda pūjā | Worship of the feet of Guru or a holy person. By doing this one surrender his ego... | Read More | ||
| Padapatha | पदपाठ | padapāṭha | Veda is transferred from generation to generation by aural tradition. The Rishis were... | In padapatha each word in a mantra is clearly separated from the next and chanted in the... | Read More | |
| Agama, the four parts or padas | Each Agama consists of four parts or padas which complement each other; and they all contribute... | Read More | ||||
| Akshawhinippada | Akshawhini ppada is a large Battalion. Mahabharata was fought by 18 Akshawhini, seven on Pandava... | Read More | ||||
| Catuspada | चतुष्पद | catuṣpada | Four fold principle. Pada means step. | According to Upanishads, there are four states of existence Jagrath (waking), Svapna... | Read More | |
| Drupada | द्रुपद | drupada | The panchala King and father of Panchali. He was also called Yajnasena. During the great battle... | Drupata and Dronna had their education at the hermitage of Bharadvaja and were very good... | Read More | |
| Ghanapada | गणपाठ | gaṇapāṭha | Veda is transferred from generation to generation by aural tradition. The Rishies were... | The Ghanapatha is more difficult than all other. There are four types in this method.... | Read More | |
| Kalmashapada | कल्माषपाद | kalmāṣapāda | A king of Ayodhya. The Solar dynasty king Mitrasaha became an ugly demon called... | Read More |