The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow
दास्यामि शत्रुं हंतुं मे व्रज शीघ्रतरं शुभे । आज्ञां प्राप्य राक्षसी सा गोकुलाभिमुखं गता
dāsyāmi śatruṃ haṃtuṃ me vraja śīghrataraṃ śubhe | ājñāṃ prāpya rākṣasī sā gokulābhimukhaṃ gatā
दास्यामि शत्रुं हंतुं मे व्रज शीघ्रतरं शुभे । आज्ञां प्राप्य राक्षसी सा गोकुलाभिमुखं गता
Unspecified in the isolated verse (a commander/instigator addressing a rākṣasī)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गोकुलाभिमुखं = गोकुल-अभिमुखम् (अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः); दास्यामि (दा + स्य + आ + मि).
A rākṣasī (demoness) is ordered to go toward Gokula after receiving a command.
A speaker urges swift action to destroy an enemy, and the demoness departs toward Gokula upon receiving the order.
It highlights how harmful intentions can be mobilized through command and obedience—serving as a caution about aligning one’s actions with unrighteous aims.