Shloka 85

The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow

Devanagari script

तत्फलं प्राप्यते पुंसाकृष्णजन्माष्टमीव्रतात् । यत्फलं द्वारकां गत्वा दृष्टे विश्वेश्वरे हरौ । तत्फलं प्राप्यते दीनैः कृत्वा जन्माष्टमीव्रतम्

Transliteration

tatphalaṃ prāpyate puṃsākṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīvratāt | yatphalaṃ dvārakāṃ gatvā dṛṣṭe viśveśvare harau | tatphalaṃ prāpyate dīnaiḥ kṛtvā janmāṣṭamīvratam

Translation

تُنال تلك الثمرة نفسها للمرء بصيام ونذر «جانماشتمي» لميلاد كريشنا؛ وهي الثمرة التي تُنال بالذهاب إلى دواركا ورؤية هاري، ربّ الكون. وحتى الفقراء ينالون ذلك الأجر بإقامة نذر جانماشتمي.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; demonstrative qualifying ‘phalam’

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• prāpyate: is obtained
• prāpyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्) + pra- (उपसर्ग) (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• puṃsā: by a man/person
• puṃsā: Karta (कर्ता; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṃs (पुंस्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; agent in passive construction

• kṛṣṇa-janma-aṣṭamī-vratāt: from the Krishna-janmāṣṭamī vow
• kṛṣṇa-janma-aṣṭamī-vratāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + janma (प्रातिपदिक) + aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; multi-member tatpuruṣa: ‘the vow of (aṣṭamī of Kṛṣṇa’s birth)’

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; relative pronoun qualifying ‘phalam’

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma/Pradhāna (कर्म/प्रधान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular

• dvārakām: to Dvārakā
• dvārakām: Karma (गत्यर्थे कर्म/देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; place-name

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having gone’

• dṛṣṭe: upon seeing
• dṛṣṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; सप्तमी-absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dṛś (दृश्) + क्त)
• Form: Locative absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/सप्तमी-absolute): Neuter/Masculine Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘when/after (he) was seen’ / ‘upon seeing’

• viśveśvare: in/with regard to the Lord of the universe
• viśveśvare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśveśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; in locative absolute with ‘dṛṣṭe’

• harau: in Hari
• harau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; apposition to ‘viśveśvare’

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; qualifying ‘phalam’

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• prāpyate: is obtained
• prāpyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्) + pra- (उपसर्ग) (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• dīnaiḥ: by the poor/lowly
• dīnaiḥ: Karta (कर्ता; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; agent in passive construction

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having done/observed’

• janma-aṣṭamī-vratam: the Janmāṣṭamī vow
• janma-aṣṭamī-vratam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janma (प्रातिपदिक) + aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘the vow of Janmāṣṭamī’

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: tatphalam → tat + phalam; puṃsākṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīvratāt → puṃsā + kṛṣṇa-janma-aṣṭamī-vratāt; yatphalam → yat + phalam. ‘dṛṣṭe viśveśvare harau’ treated as locative-absolute style construction.

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Hari
• Vishnu
• Dvaraka

FAQs

What does this verse say about the merit (phala) of observing Janmāṣṭamī?

It states that observing the Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī vow yields the same merit as traveling to Dvārakā and having darśana of Hari, the Lord of the universe.

How does this verse connect pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) and vrata observance?

It presents vrata as spiritually equivalent to a major pilgrimage: the internal discipline of Janmāṣṭamī can confer the same fruit as the external act of going to Dvārakā for darśana.

What ethical or social teaching is implied by mentioning ‘the poor’ (dīnaiḥ)?

It emphasizes accessibility: even those without resources for pilgrimage can attain equal spiritual merit through sincere observance of the Janmāṣṭamī vow.