Shloka 26
The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow
Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa
प्रसादाद्देवकीसूनोर्यामार्द्धेन विलीयते । जयंतीतिथिसंप्राप्तौ भुंजते ये नराधमाः
prasādāddevakīsūnoryāmārddhena vilīyate | jayaṃtītithisaṃprāptau bhuṃjate ye narādhamāḥ
بفضل ابن ديفكي (شري كريشنا) تُنصَفُ الليلة كأنها تذوب إلى نصفين؛ غير أنّ أرذلَ الناس الذين يأكلون عند حلول تِثي «جايانتي» يبقون مُدانين.
Unspecified (narratorial/authorial voice in this excerpt)
Concept: Sacred time (tithi) must be honored; violating Jayantī’s fasting discipline is a grave fault, while Kṛṣṇa’s grace governs the auspicious unfolding of the night and the vrata’s potency.
Application: Observe fasting rules on designated tithis; if unable, adopt a reduced discipline with humility rather than casual disregard; plan meals and social commitments around sacred observances.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A midnight scene where the sky is split: one half deep indigo, the other suffused with Kṛṣṇa’s blue radiance, as if the night itself is being ‘halved’ by divine grace. In the foreground, a careless man reaches for food while a stern sage points to the lunar calendar mark ‘Jayantī’, and unseen karmic chains coil around the transgressor.","primary_figures":["Krishna (Devakī-sūnu) as a luminous presence","a sage/ācārya admonisher","a transgressing householder"],"setting":"Courtyard shrine with a small calendar/pañcāṅga, oil lamps, and a visible moon; distant temple spire silhouette.","lighting_mood":"moonlit with sudden divine radiance","color_palette":["midnight indigo","peacock blue","silver moon-white","lamp-flame amber","crimson warning-red"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Krishna as radiant blue figure with gold leaf aura above, a devotee-sage holding a palm-leaf pañcāṅga, a man reaching toward a food plate, dramatic gold highlights on the moon and ornaments, rich maroon and green textiles, embossed gesso details on crowns and jewelry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: moonlit veranda, delicate brushwork showing the split night sky, Krishna’s soft aura in the clouds, a sage gesturing toward the tithi notation, restrained palette with cool blues and silvers, refined facial expressions conveying admonition and shame.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, Krishna’s large-eyed visage in a cloud medallion, foreground figures in stylized poses—sage warning, man eating—strong red/yellow/green contrasts, temple-lamp ambiance, ornamental borders with lotus and conch motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Krishna aura framed by lotus and floral borders, the moon and stars rendered in gold, a small vignette of the Jayantī tithi mark, symbolic dark coils around the eater, deep blue ground with intricate white patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","sharp temple bell strikes","night insects","brief thunder-like mridangam stroke"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: prasādāddevakīsūnoḥ → prasādāt devakī-sūnoḥ; yāmārddhena → yāma-ardhena; jayaṃtītithisaṃprāptau → jayaṃtī-tithi-saṃprāptau; narādhamāḥ → nara-adhamāḥ
FAQs
It criticizes eating when the Jayantī tithi has arrived, implying that restraint/vrata-observance is expected on that sacred lunar day connected with Kṛṣṇa.
“Devakīsūnu” refers to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī, a central figure in Vaiṣṇava devotion.
The verse frames disregard for sacred-time discipline (eating on a prescribed holy tithi) as moral and spiritual negligence, urging reverence, self-control, and devotional integrity.