Shloka 18
The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow
Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa
यत्पुण्यं श्राद्धकर्तॄणां पितॄणामिंदुसंक्षये । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति जयंत्यां समुपोषणे
yatpuṇyaṃ śrāddhakartṝṇāṃ pitṝṇāmiṃdusaṃkṣaye | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti jayaṃtyāṃ samupoṣaṇe
Quel que soit le mérite qui revient à ceux qui accomplissent le śrāddha pour les ancêtres au déclin de la lune, ce même fruit est obtenu en jeûnant en Jayantī.
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Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्पुण्यं = यत् + पुण्यम्. पितॄणामिंदुसंक्षये = पितॄणाम् + इन्दुसंक्षये (म् + इ). तत्फलं = तत् + फलम् (त् + फ्).
FAQs
The verse equates the fruit of performing śrāddha for the Pitṛs at the moon’s waning with the fruit gained by fasting on Jayantī.
Pitṛs are the ancestral forebears for whom śrāddha offerings are traditionally made, representing the lineage of departed ancestors.
It emphasizes that disciplined observance (fasting on a sacred day) can yield spiritual merit comparable to formal ancestral rites, highlighting sincerity and restraint as potent religious acts.