Pādyam & Arghyam — Water for Feet and Hands
Om [deva] namah | idam paadyam sampratigri-hyataam
Om [deva] namah | idam arghyam samprati-grihyataam
Om [deva] namah | idam aachamaniyam samprati-grihyataam
ॐ [देवतायाः नाम] नमः। इदं पाद्यं सम्प्रतिगृह्यताम्।
ॐ [देवतायाः नाम] नमः। इदमर्घ्यं सम्प्रतिगृह्यताम्।
ॐ [देवतायाः नाम] नमः। इदमाचमनीयं सम्प्रतिगृह्यताम्।
O [deity], please accept this water for washing your feet. Please accept this water as a welcome offering. Please accept this water for rinsing.
pādyam = water for feet; arghyam = water of welcome/offering; ācamanīyam = water for sipping/rinsing; sampratigrihyatām = please accept.
During puja: offering water to wash the deity's feet (padyam), a welcoming offering (arghyam), and for rinsing (achamaniyam).
ఉత్తమ సమయం: During the Shodashopachara (sixteen offerings) sequence of puja
Standard Shodashopachara puja vidhi
Pronunciation aid only — not a certified Vedic recitation.