Shloka 18
The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow
Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa
यत्पुण्यं श्राद्धकर्तॄणां पितॄणामिंदुसंक्षये । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति जयंत्यां समुपोषणे
yatpuṇyaṃ śrāddhakartṝṇāṃ pitṝṇāmiṃdusaṃkṣaye | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti jayaṃtyāṃ samupoṣaṇe
చంద్రక్షయ సమయంలో పితృదేవతలకై శ్రాద్ధం చేసే వారికి కలిగే పుణ్యఫలం, జయంతీ రోజున ఉపవాసం చేయుటవలన అదే ఫలం లభిస్తుంది।
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Concept: Jayantī fasting grants the same fruit as performing śrāddha for ancestors at the moon’s waning—linking personal austerity with pitṛ-dharma.
Application: Remember ancestors with gratitude; perform śrāddha/tarpaṇa when appropriate, and on vrata days cultivate restraint, charity, and prayers for family well-being and inner purification.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्पुण्यं = यत् + पुण्यम्. पितॄणामिंदुसंक्षये = पितॄणाम् + इन्दुसंक्षये (म् + इ). तत्फलं = तत् + फलम् (त् + फ्).
FAQs
The verse equates the fruit of performing śrāddha for the Pitṛs at the moon’s waning with the fruit gained by fasting on Jayantī.
Pitṛs are the ancestral forebears for whom śrāddha offerings are traditionally made, representing the lineage of departed ancestors.
It emphasizes that disciplined observance (fasting on a sacred day) can yield spiritual merit comparable to formal ancestral rites, highlighting sincerity and restraint as potent religious acts.