Shloka 45

The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow

Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

भाद्रे वै चोभये पक्षे यः करोति सभार्यकः । राधाकृष्णाष्टमीं वत्स प्राप्नोति हरिसन्निधिम्

Transliteration

bhādre vai cobhaye pakṣe yaḥ karoti sabhāryakaḥ | rādhākṛṣṇāṣṭamīṃ vatsa prāpnoti harisannidhim

Translation

يا حبيب، من أقام—مع زوجته—أشْتَمي رادها–كريشنا في شهر بهادرا، في أيٍّ من النصفين القمريين، نال حضرةَ هاري (فيشنو).

Word by Word

• bhādre: in (the month of) Bhādra
• bhādre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhādra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); month-name 'Bhādra' (भाद्र-मासे)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• ubhaye: in both
• ubhaye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; qualifier of location/time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन); adjective qualifying 'pakṣe'

• pakṣe: in the two fortnights (waxing and waning)
• pakṣe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of 'karoti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• karoti: does / performs
• karoti: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• sabhāryakaḥ: together with his wife
• sabhāryakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier of 'yaḥ')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- + bhāryaka (प्रातिपदिक; स + भार्यक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'together with (his) wife' (स-प्रत्ययान्त)

• rādhākṛṣṇāṣṭamīm: the Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (observance)
• rādhākṛṣṇāṣṭamīm: Karma (कर्म/object of 'karoti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: rādhā + kṛṣṇa + aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक; राधा + कृष्ण + अष्टमी)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: राधाकृष्णयोः अष्टमी (the eighth lunar day associated with Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa)

• vatsa: dear child
• vatsa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• prāpnoti: attains
• prāpnoti: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप् धातु) with pra-
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• harisannidhim: the presence of Hari
• harisannidhim: Karma (कर्म/object of 'prāpnoti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari + sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक; हरि + सन्निधि)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: हरेः सन्निधिः

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial instruction within the Brahma-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: cobhaye → ca ubhaye.

Characters & Entities

• Radha
• Krishna
• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

What observance is recommended in this verse?

The verse recommends observing the Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (the eighth lunar day dedicated to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa) during the month of Bhādra, in either the bright or dark fortnight.

What is the promised result of this observance?

It promises attainment of Hari-sannidhi—nearness to or the presence of Hari (Viṣṇu), indicating spiritual proximity, grace, and devotional fulfillment.

What ethical or devotional emphasis appears here?

The verse emphasizes bhakti expressed through vrata (religious vow/observance) and highlights household devotion by specifically mentioning performance “with one’s wife,” underscoring shared religious practice in family life.