Shloka 13

The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow

Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

ससागरामिमां पृथ्वीं दत्वा यल्लभते फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति जयंत्यां समुपोषणे

Transliteration

sasāgarāmimāṃ pṛthvīṃ datvā yallabhate phalam | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti jayaṃtyāṃ samupoṣaṇe

Translation

Какую заслугу получает человек, даруя эту землю вместе с океанами, ту же заслугу он обретает, должным образом соблюдая пост в Джаянти.

Word by Word

• ससागराम्: together with the ocean(s)
• ससागराम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine; agreeing with पृथ्वीम्), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular); उपपद-समासाभास/सह-प्रयोगः: 'स' = 'सहित' (with)

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम

• पृथ्वीम्: the earth
• पृथ्वीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• दत्वा: having given
• दत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having given'

• यत्: which/whatever
• यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular); सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); आत्मनेपद

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• समवाप्नोति: attains fully
• समवाप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• जयन्त्याम्: on Jayantī
• जयन्त्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• समुपोषणे: in complete fasting
• समुपोषणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-उप-उपोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa; exact dialogue frame not provided in the input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ससागरामिमाम् = ससागराम् + इमाम्; यल्लभते = यत् + लभते; तत्फलं = तत् + फलम्

Characters & Entities

• Jayantī

FAQs

What practice is praised in this verse?

The verse praises proper fasting (upavāsa) performed on the sacred Jayantī observance/day, declaring it equal in merit to an immense gift.

Why does the verse compare fasting to gifting the whole earth with its oceans?

It uses a hyperbolic ‘mahā-dāna’ comparison to emphasize that disciplined religious observance can yield exceptionally high spiritual merit, even without vast material resources.

What ethical lesson does this verse teach?

It teaches that sincere self-restraint and devotion (expressed through disciplined fasting) can be as spiritually fruitful as the greatest acts of charity, making merit accessible beyond wealth.