Shloka 43
The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow
Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa
विष्णुभक्तिपरा नित्यं जयंतीव्रत मानसाः । ते धन्यास्ते कुलीनास्ते ईश्वरास्ते च पंडिताः
viṣṇubhaktiparā nityaṃ jayaṃtīvrata mānasāḥ | te dhanyāste kulīnāste īśvarāste ca paṃḍitāḥ
ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਨ ਸਦਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਣੁ-ਭਕਤੀ ਵਿਚ ਲੀਨ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਜਯੰਤੀ ਵ੍ਰਤ ਵਿਚ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਹਨ—ਉਹੀ ਧੰਨ ਹਨ, ਉਹੀ ਕੁਲੀਨ ਹਨ, ਉਹੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਵਾਲੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਉਹੀ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਹਨ।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Brahma-khaṇḍa, Adhyaya 4).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dhanyāste → dhanyāḥ te; kulīnāste → kulīnāḥ te; īśvarāste → īśvarāḥ te.
FAQs
It teaches that constant devotion to Viṣṇu, coupled with sincere observance of the Jayantī vow, is a mark of true blessedness, nobility of character, self-mastery, and wisdom.
By explicitly declaring Viṣṇu-bhakti as the defining inner orientation (“mind devoted to devotion”), and by praising devotees as dhanya (blessed) and paṇḍita (wise), it elevates devotion as a spiritually authoritative path.
The verse links inner devotion and disciplined observance (vrata) with virtues—refinement, self-governance, and wisdom—implying that genuine religiosity is measured by steady commitment and character, not merely by status.