Shloka 16
The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow
Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa
आपदाहरणार्थाय तीर्थसेवाकृतात्मनाम् । सत्यव्रतानां यत्पुण्यं जयंत्यां समुपोषणे
āpadāharaṇārthāya tīrthasevākṛtātmanām | satyavratānāṃ yatpuṇyaṃ jayaṃtyāṃ samupoṣaṇe
Pour écarter les calamités : tel est le mérite de ceux qui observent le vœu de vérité, purifiés par le service des tīrtha sacrés, lorsqu’en Jayantī ils accomplissent un jeûne total.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa context; exact dialogue pair not provided in the excerpt)
Concept: Truthfulness and disciplined service to sacred places culminate in calamity-removing merit, mirrored by Jayantī upavāsa.
Application: Keep a ‘satya-vrata’ in speech and dealings; serve sacred spaces (cleanliness, charity, respectful conduct) or create a home-tīrtha through daily pūjā; observe periodic fasts with sincerity for resilience in adversity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pilgrim-devotee sweeps the stone steps of a riverside tīrtha at sunrise, offering water and flowers at a small Viṣṇu shrine while a storm cloud recedes in the distance—symbolizing calamities dissolving. A banner-like inscription ‘Jayantī-upavāsa’ appears on a palm-leaf calendar near the devotee’s fasting water pot.","primary_figures":["pilgrim devotee","Vishnu (small shrine icon)","tīrtha priests (optional)"],"setting":"Riverside ghāṭa with carved steps, small shrine, offering trays, and a path lined with banyan and aśvattha trees.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["river jade","sunrise gold","stone gray","vermillion","cloud violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: riverside ghāṭa with a small Viṣṇu shrine; devotee performing tīrtha-sevā (sweeping, offering flowers) and holding a fasting kamaṇḍalu; gold leaf radiance around the shrine, rich reds/greens, ornate pillars, jewel-like detailing on the deity icon.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical ghāṭa scene with delicate brushwork; devotee in simple garments serving the tīrtha, distant hills and receding storm clouds; cool palette with warm sunrise accents, refined facial features, gentle water ripples.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized ghāṭa and shrine with bold outlines; devotee in profile offering arghya; symbolic dark cloud (āpada) dissolving into bright haloed space; earthy pigments, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral borders and lotus clusters framing a ghāṭa; central Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa shrine with peacocks; devotee engaged in tīrtha-sevā and Jayantī vrata austerity; deep blue and gold with intricate patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["flowing water","temple bells","conch shell","wind through trees","distant thunder fading"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्पुण्यं = यत् + पुण्यम् (त् + प् संधि). तीर्थसेवाकृतात्मनाम्: तीर्थ-सेवा- (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष) + कृतात्मन् (कृदन्त-आधारित प्रातिपदिक) समाससम्बन्धः.
FAQs
The verse emphasizes samupoṣaṇa (a complete fast) performed on Jayantī, especially by those committed to truth and refined through tīrtha-sevā (service to sacred pilgrimage places).
It presents service to tīrthas as a discipline that purifies and steadies the person (kṛtātmanām), making their religious observances—like fasting on Jayantī—particularly meritorious.
Satya-vrata—commitment to truth—is highlighted as the key ethical foundation accompanying the ritual act of fasting.