अथापि यत्पादनखावसृष्टं जगद्विरिञ्चोपहृतार्हणाम्भः ।
सेशं पुनात्यन्यतमो मुकुन्दात्को नाम लोके भगवत्पदार्थः ॥२१॥

athÄpi yat-pÄda-nakhÄvasṛṣṭaá¹
jagad viriñcopahá¹›tÄrhaṇÄmbhaḥ
seÅ›aá¹ punÄty anyatamo mukundÄt
ko nÄma loke bhagavat-padÄrthaḥ


Text

Who can be called by the name BhagavÄn except Mukunda whose toe-nail water purifies the universe along with Åšiva and becomes arghya for BrahmÄ.

Purport

The water which flows from the toenail of the Lord, which acts as arghya water (arhana) for Brahma for worship (upahrta), purified the whole universe along with Siva (sesam). The meaning of the word Bhagavan cannot apply to anyone except Mukunda. He is the Lord of everyone. Since the most elevated persons in the universe — Laksmi, Brahma and Siva — serve his feet, they point out that he is supreme.