Shloka 16
The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow
Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa
आपदाहरणार्थाय तीर्थसेवाकृतात्मनाम् । सत्यव्रतानां यत्पुण्यं जयंत्यां समुपोषणे
āpadāharaṇārthāya tīrthasevākṛtātmanām | satyavratānāṃ yatpuṇyaṃ jayaṃtyāṃ samupoṣaṇe
आपत्ती निवारणासाठी, तीर्थसेवेने संयमित व सत्यव्रती जनांचे जे पुण्य आहे, तेच जयन्तीच्या पूर्ण उपवासाने प्राप्त होते।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa context; exact dialogue pair not provided in the excerpt)
Concept: Truthfulness and disciplined service to sacred places culminate in calamity-removing merit, mirrored by Jayantī upavāsa.
Application: Keep a ‘satya-vrata’ in speech and dealings; serve sacred spaces (cleanliness, charity, respectful conduct) or create a home-tīrtha through daily pūjā; observe periodic fasts with sincerity for resilience in adversity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pilgrim-devotee sweeps the stone steps of a riverside tīrtha at sunrise, offering water and flowers at a small Viṣṇu shrine while a storm cloud recedes in the distance—symbolizing calamities dissolving. A banner-like inscription ‘Jayantī-upavāsa’ appears on a palm-leaf calendar near the devotee’s fasting water pot.","primary_figures":["pilgrim devotee","Vishnu (small shrine icon)","tīrtha priests (optional)"],"setting":"Riverside ghāṭa with carved steps, small shrine, offering trays, and a path lined with banyan and aśvattha trees.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["river jade","sunrise gold","stone gray","vermillion","cloud violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: riverside ghāṭa with a small Viṣṇu shrine; devotee performing tīrtha-sevā (sweeping, offering flowers) and holding a fasting kamaṇḍalu; gold leaf radiance around the shrine, rich reds/greens, ornate pillars, jewel-like detailing on the deity icon.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical ghāṭa scene with delicate brushwork; devotee in simple garments serving the tīrtha, distant hills and receding storm clouds; cool palette with warm sunrise accents, refined facial features, gentle water ripples.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized ghāṭa and shrine with bold outlines; devotee in profile offering arghya; symbolic dark cloud (āpada) dissolving into bright haloed space; earthy pigments, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral borders and lotus clusters framing a ghāṭa; central Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa shrine with peacocks; devotee engaged in tīrtha-sevā and Jayantī vrata austerity; deep blue and gold with intricate patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["flowing water","temple bells","conch shell","wind through trees","distant thunder fading"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्पुण्यं = यत् + पुण्यम् (त् + प् संधि). तीर्थसेवाकृतात्मनाम्: तीर्थ-सेवा- (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष) + कृतात्मन् (कृदन्त-आधारित प्रातिपदिक) समाससम्बन्धः.
FAQs
The verse emphasizes samupoṣaṇa (a complete fast) performed on Jayantī, especially by those committed to truth and refined through tīrtha-sevā (service to sacred pilgrimage places).
It presents service to tīrthas as a discipline that purifies and steadies the person (kṛtātmanām), making their religious observances—like fasting on Jayantī—particularly meritorious.
Satya-vrata—commitment to truth—is highlighted as the key ethical foundation accompanying the ritual act of fasting.