Shloka 75
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
विशोकद्वादशी चैषा सर्वपापहरा शुभा । यामुपोष्य नरो याति तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्
viśokadvādaśī caiṣā sarvapāpaharā śubhā | yāmupoṣya naro yāti tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam
विशोकद्वादशी ह्येषा सर्वपापहरा शुभा । यामुपोष्य नरो याति विष्णोः परमं पदम् ॥
Unspecified (narratorial statement within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: च+एषा→चैषा; याम्+उपोष्य→यामुपोष्य; तत्+विष्णोः→तद्विष्णोः (द्-सन्धि)
FAQs
It is an auspicious Dvādaśī observance described as ‘viśokā’ (sorrowless) and praised for removing all sins.
It links a devotional vow (fasting on Dvādaśī, sacred to Viṣṇu) with the highest goal—reaching Viṣṇu’s supreme abode—showing devotion expressed through vrata as a means to liberation.
It teaches disciplined self-restraint through fasting and religious observance, presenting it as a purifying practice that redirects one’s life toward spiritual attainment.