Shloka 85
The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow
तत्फलं प्राप्यते पुंसाकृष्णजन्माष्टमीव्रतात् । यत्फलं द्वारकां गत्वा दृष्टे विश्वेश्वरे हरौ । तत्फलं प्राप्यते दीनैः कृत्वा जन्माष्टमीव्रतम्
tatphalaṃ prāpyate puṃsākṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīvratāt | yatphalaṃ dvārakāṃ gatvā dṛṣṭe viśveśvare harau | tatphalaṃ prāpyate dīnaiḥ kṛtvā janmāṣṭamīvratam
Ese mismo fruto lo obtiene una persona al observar el voto de Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī; el fruto que se gana al ir a Dvārakā y contemplar a Hari, Señor del universo. Aun los pobres alcanzan ese mérito cumpliendo el voto de Janmāṣṭamī.
Unspecified (narratorial voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tatphalam → tat + phalam; puṃsākṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīvratāt → puṃsā + kṛṣṇa-janma-aṣṭamī-vratāt; yatphalam → yat + phalam. ‘dṛṣṭe viśveśvare harau’ treated as locative-absolute style construction.
FAQs
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.
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.
It emphasizes accessibility: even those without resources for pilgrimage can attain equal spiritual merit through sincere observance of the Janmāṣṭamī vow.