Shloka 49

The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow

Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रं धनार्थी लभते धनम् । मोक्षार्थी लभते मोक्षं जयंत्यां समुपोषकः

Transliteration

putrārthī labhate putraṃ dhanārthī labhate dhanam | mokṣārthī labhate mokṣaṃ jayaṃtyāṃ samupoṣakaḥ

Translation

ຜູ້ຖືອຸປະວາສໃນວັນຊະຍັນຕີຢ່າງຖືກພິທີ—ຜູ້ປາຖະນາລູກຊາຍໄດ້ລູກຊາຍ, ຜູ້ປາຖະນາຊັບໄດ້ຊັບ, ແລະຜູ້ປາຖະນາໂມກສະໄດ້ໂມກສະ.

Word by Word

• putra-arthī: one desiring a son
• putra-arthī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa; Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘desirous of a son’

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• putram: a son
• putram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• dhana-arthī: one desiring wealth
• dhana-arthī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa; Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• mokṣa-arthī: one desiring liberation
• mokṣa-arthī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa; Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• mokṣam: liberation
• mokṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• jayaṃtyām: on Jayanti
• jayaṃtyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jayaṃtī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; locative of occasion

• sam-upoṣakaḥ: one who duly fasts
• sam-upoṣakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sam + upoṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: putrārthī = putra + arthī; dhanārthī = dhana + arthī; mokṣārthī = mokṣa + arthī.

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this verse?

It states the fruit (phala) of properly fasting on Jayantī: it fulfills aims ranging from progeny and wealth to liberation, according to the devotee’s intention.

Does the verse prioritize liberation over worldly goals?

It presents a graded set of aims (son, wealth, liberation) and includes mokṣa as an attainable result, indicating that the same observance can be oriented toward the highest goal when performed with that intention.

What ethical lesson does this phala-shruti imply?

It encourages disciplined observance (self-restraint through fasting) and intentionality in religious practice—directing one’s effort toward a chosen goal, especially the pursuit of mokṣa.