Shloka 85
The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow
तत्फलं प्राप्यते पुंसाकृष्णजन्माष्टमीव्रतात् । यत्फलं द्वारकां गत्वा दृष्टे विश्वेश्वरे हरौ । तत्फलं प्राप्यते दीनैः कृत्वा जन्माष्टमीव्रतम्
tatphalaṃ prāpyate puṃsākṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīvratāt | yatphalaṃ dvārakāṃ gatvā dṛṣṭe viśveśvare harau | tatphalaṃ prāpyate dīnaiḥ kṛtvā janmāṣṭamīvratam
कृष्ण-जन्माष्टमी व्रत केल्याने मनुष्याला तेच फळ मिळते, जे द्वारकेला जाऊन विश्वेश्वर हरिचे दर्शन घेतल्याने मिळते. दीन-दरिद्रीही जन्माष्टमी व्रत केल्याने तेच पुण्य प्राप्त करतात।
Unspecified (narratorial voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: Janmāṣṭamī-vrata grants the same merit as pilgrimage to Dvārakā for Hari-darśana; devotion is not limited by wealth.
Application: Observe Janmāṣṭamī with fasting per capacity, night vigil, Kṛṣṇa-nāma-kīrtana, and charity; cultivate equal reverence for home-worship as for distant pilgrimage.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In a lamp-lit village shrine at midnight, poor devotees keep vigil, offering a single tulasī leaf and a small pot of butter before a cradle-icon of baby Kṛṣṇa. In the background, a faint visionary overlay shows Dvārakā’s grand temple and ocean-washed city—signaling that the humble Janmāṣṭamī vow equals the far pilgrimage and royal darśana.","primary_figures":["Bāla-Kṛṣṇa (Janmāṣṭamī cradle icon)","poor devotees (men/women/children)","Hari as Viśveśvara (visionary form)"],"setting":"Simple rural/urban household shrine with cradle (jhūlā), earthen lamps, offerings; translucent backdrop of Dvārakā by the sea with temple spires.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["midnight indigo","ghee-lamp amber","buttercream white","sea-turquoise","vermillion red"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central Bāla-Kṛṣṇa in a jeweled cradle with gold leaf halo, thick ornamental borders; devotees in humble garments offering lamps and a small plate of butter; behind them, Dvārakā’s temple rendered as a gold-embossed vignette over a turquoise sea, gem-studded ornaments and rich reds/greens dominating.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate midnight Janmāṣṭamī scene—delicate faces, soft lamp glow, Kṛṣṇa in a small cradle; a poetic, misty Dvārakā seascape appears like a dream in the upper register; cool blues with warm amber highlights, fine textile patterns, lyrical naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized Bāla-Kṛṣṇa with large expressive eyes in a cradle, bold outlines; devotees in profile with lamps; Dvārakā’s sea and temple simplified into iconic shapes; dominant reds/yellows/greens with indigo background, mural symmetry and rhythmic ornamentation.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Janmāṣṭamī jhūlā utsava—Kṛṣṇa in swing surrounded by lotus and floral borders, peacocks and cows at margins; deep blue field with gold motifs; include a small Dvārakā temple-and-sea panel as a narrative cartouche, intricate textile-like detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["hand cymbals (kartāl)","mridanga/kholek","temple bells","night insects","soft conch at midnight ārati"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tatphalam → tat + phalam; puṃsākṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīvratāt → puṃsā + kṛṣṇa-janma-aṣṭamī-vratāt; yatphalam → yat + phalam. ‘dṛṣṭe viśveśvare harau’ treated as locative-absolute style construction.
FAQs
It states that observing the Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī vow yields the same merit as traveling to Dvārakā and having darśana of Hari, the Lord of the universe.
It presents vrata as spiritually equivalent to a major pilgrimage: the internal discipline of Janmāṣṭamī can confer the same fruit as the external act of going to Dvārakā for darśana.
It emphasizes accessibility: even those without resources for pilgrimage can attain equal spiritual merit through sincere observance of the Janmāṣṭamī vow.