Shloka 30
The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow
Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa
तत्समं नाधिकं वापि कृष्णराधाष्टमीव्रतम् । न करोति नरो भक्त्या स भवेत्क्रूरराक्षसः
tatsamaṃ nādhikaṃ vāpi kṛṣṇarādhāṣṭamīvratam | na karoti naro bhaktyā sa bhavetkrūrarākṣasaḥ
ಕೃಷ್ಣ-ರಾಧಾ ಅಷ್ಟಮೀ ವ್ರತಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮಾನವಾದುದೂ, ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮೇಲುಗೈಯಾದುದೂ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ವ್ರತವಿಲ್ಲ. ಅದನ್ನು ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಮಾಡದವನು ಕ್ರೂರ ರಾಕ್ಷಸನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (speaker depends on the surrounding dialogue of Brahma-khaṇḍa, Adhyaya 4).
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tatsamaṃ → tat-samam; nādhikaṃ → na adhikam; kṛṣṇarādhāṣṭamīvratam → kṛṣṇa-rādhā-aṣṭamī-vratam; bhavetkrūrarākṣasaḥ → bhavet krūra-rākṣasaḥ
FAQs
The verse praises the Kṛṣṇa–Rādhā Aṣṭamī vrata (a devotional observance/fast connected with the eighth lunar day) as unequaled and unsurpassed.
It explicitly states that the observance must be done “with devotion” (bhaktyā), making inner devotional attitude the decisive factor rather than mere ritual performance.
It warns that neglecting this devotional vow leads to a degraded disposition, described metaphorically as becoming a “cruel rākṣasa,” underscoring the moral-spiritual cost of rejecting devotion.