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Shloka 34

The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow

Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa

कृते त्रेतायुगे चैव द्वापरे च कलौ युगे । कृता सम्यग्विधानेन जयंती पापनाशिनी

kṛte tretāyuge caiva dvāpare ca kalau yuge | kṛtā samyagvidhānena jayaṃtī pāpanāśinī

In den Zeitaltern Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara und Kali gleichermaßen: Wird die Jayantī‑Observanz gemäß den vorgeschriebenen Riten richtig vollzogen, so wird sie zur Vernichterin der Sünden.

कृतेin Kṛta (age)
कृते:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; युगनाम (Kṛta-yuga)
त्रेतायुगेin Tretā-yuga
त्रेतायुगे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootत्रेता + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रेतायाः युगम्)
and
:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक
एवindeed
एव:
Nipata (निपात/Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic: indeed/only)
द्वापरेin Dvāpara (age)
द्वापरे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वापर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; युगनाम
and
:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक
कलौin Kali (age)
कलौ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootकलि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; युगनाम
युगेin the age
युगे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन
कृताperformed/observed
कृता:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (agrees with जयंती)
सम्यक्properly
सम्यक्:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यक् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: properly)
विधानेनby prescribed procedure
विधानेन:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootविधान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन
जयंतीJayaṃtī
जयंती:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootजयंती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
पापनाशिनीdestroyer of sins
पापनाशिनी:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपाप + नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (पापं नाशयति इति)

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Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; सम्यग्विधानेन = सम्यक् + विधानेन.

J
Jayantī (observance)

FAQs

It teaches that the Jayantī observance is effective in every yuga, and that its power to remove sin depends on being performed correctly according to scriptural procedure (vidhi).

To emphasize universality: the merit of this vow is not limited to a single era; it remains valid from Kṛta through Kali.

Sincere religious practice should be disciplined and aligned with right method—good intentions are strengthened by correct conduct and adherence to dharma.