Dear Harsha, perhaps because both the poet and the bhakta beat their foot on the ground to give themselves the rhythm (this 'beating' is the ictus in the Latin metrics, and of course pada is the same of Latin pes, pedis). Love, Daniela
Friends~
The word pada and charan is used both for feet as well as a devotional verse.
Is there any reason for this?
Kind regards.
Harsha
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