Shloka 52
The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow
Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa
माहात्म्यं च जयंत्या ये शृण्वंति भक्तिभावतः । तेपि यांति परं धाम विमुक्ताः सर्वपातकैः
māhātmyaṃ ca jayaṃtyā ye śṛṇvaṃti bhaktibhāvataḥ | tepi yāṃti paraṃ dhāma vimuktāḥ sarvapātakaiḥ
Mereka yang dengan rasa bhakti mendengarkan kemuliaan Jayantī, mereka pun mencapai kediaman tertinggi, terbebas dari segala dosa.
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शृण्वंति→शृण्वन्ति; तेपि→ते अपि; यांति→यान्ति; सर्वपातकैः = सर्व + पातकैः (समास)
FAQs
Jayantī here is presented as a sacred figure/observance whose “māhātmya” (holy greatness) is spiritually potent; hearing it with devotion is said to generate liberating merit.
It highlights śravaṇa (devotional hearing) done in bhakti-bhāva as sufficient to purify sins and lead one toward the supreme abode.
It teaches that sincere, attentive listening to sacred teachings—rather than mere ritualism—cultivates inner purification and spiritual progress.