Shloka 85
The Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa Vow Narrative
Puṣya Thursday Observance and the Ethics of Fortune
जन्मजन्मनि सा नारी दरिद्रा दुर्भगा भवेत् । इदं या शृणुयाद्भक्त्या पठेद्यो वा समाहितः
janmajanmani sā nārī daridrā durbhagā bhavet | idaṃ yā śṛṇuyādbhaktyā paṭhedyo vā samāhitaḥ
في ولادةٍ بعد ولادةٍ تكون تلك المرأة فقيرةً شقيّة. ومن سمع هذا بتعبّد، أو تلاه وهو حاضر القلب،
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Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शृणुयाद्भक्त्या = शृणुयात् + भक्त्या (त् + भ् → द्भ्). पठेद्यो = पठेत् + यः (त् + य् → द्य्).
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The verse frames adversity as a multi-life condition within a karmic-moral worldview, while also emphasizing the religious efficacy of reverent listening and disciplined recitation. In traditional theology, such statements function as ethical exhortations and reminders that devotional engagement (bhakti with attentive composure) is a valued corrective orientation, rather than as a deterministic judgment of any individual.