Shloka 33
The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow
Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa
जयंती बुधवारे च रोहिण्या सहिता यदा । भवेच्च मुनिशार्दूल किं कृतैर्व्रतकोटिभिः
jayaṃtī budhavāre ca rohiṇyā sahitā yadā | bhavecca muniśārdūla kiṃ kṛtairvratakoṭibhiḥ
হে মুনিশার্দূল! যখন জয়ন্তী বুধবারে রোহিণী নক্ষত্রসহ হয়, তখন কোটি কোটি অন্য ব্রত পালনেরই বা কী প্রয়োজন?
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवेच्च = भवेत् + च; कृतैर्व्रतकोटिभिः = कृतैः + व्रत-कोटिभिः.
FAQs
It teaches that a rare calendrical conjunction—Jayantī occurring on a Wednesday together with Rohiṇī—is so spiritually potent that it can equal the merit of performing countless other vows.
“Muniśārdūla” means “tiger among sages,” an honorific addressed to an eminent rishi; the specific individual cannot be identified from the verse alone without surrounding context.
It reflects a common Purāṇic theme: certain sacred times (tithi–vāra–nakṣatra combinations) are considered exceptionally meritorious, sometimes surpassing the results of many separate austerities or vows.