# SB 8.20.18
> यजमानः स्वयं तस्य श्रीमत्पादयुगं मुदा
> अवनिज्यावहन्मूर्ध्नि तदपो विश्वपावनीः ॥१८॥
## Text
> yajamānaḥ svayaṁ tasya
> śrīmat pāda-yugaṁ mudā
> avanijyāvahan mūrdhni
> tad apo viśva-pāvanīḥ
## Synonyms
*yajamānaḥ*—the worshiper (Bali Mahārāja); *svayam*—personally; *tasya*—of Lord Vāmanadeva; *śrīmat pāda-yugam*—the most auspicious and beautiful pair of lotus feet; *mudā*—with great jubilation; *avanijya*—properly washing; *avahat*—took; *mūrdhni*—on his head; *tat*—that; *apaḥ*—water; *viśva-pāvanīḥ*—which gives liberation to the whole universe.
## Translation
**Bali Mahārāja, the worshiper of Lord Vāmanadeva, jubilantly washed the Lord's lotus feet and then took the water on his head, for that water delivers the entire universe.**