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Shloka 14

अन्नदानफलं (Anna-dāna-phala) / The Fruit of Food-Giving

द्वादश्यां कार्तिके मासि पूज्य दामोदरेति च | गवां यज्ञमवाप्रोति पुमान्‌ स्त्री वा न संशय:

dvādaśyāṁ kārtike māsi pūjya dāmodareti ca | gavāṁ yajñam avāpnoti pumān strī vā na saṁśayaḥ ||

بھیشم نے کہا—کارتِک کے مہینے کی دوادشی کو جو شخص دن رات کا روزہ رکھ کر ‘دامودر’ کے نام سے بھگوان کی پوجا کرتا ہے، خواہ عورت ہو یا مرد، وہ یقیناً گو-یَجْیہ کے برابر ثواب پاتا ہے؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔

द्वादश्याम्on the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
द्वादश्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्वादशी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
कार्तिकेin (the month of) Kārttika
कार्तिके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकार्तिक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
मासिin the month
मासि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमास
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पूज्यhaving worshipped
पूज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपूज्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active (parasmaipada sense), Non-finite
दामोदरम्Dāmodara (Vishnu/Krishna)
दामोदरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदामोदर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus / as (called)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
यज्ञम्the sacrifice (yajña)
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अवाप्नोतिobtains / attains
अवाप्नोति:
TypeVerb
Rootअवाप्
FormLat (Present), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
पुमान्a man
पुमान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्त्रीa woman
स्त्री:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
D
Dāmodara
K
Kārttika (month)
D
Dvādaśī (tithi)
G
Go-yajña (cow-sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

Worship of Lord Dāmodara on Kārttika Dvādaśī, accompanied by fasting/observance, grants very high merit—comparable to a go-yajña—and this spiritual benefit is open equally to men and women.

In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma, he recommends a specific sacred observance: on the Dvādaśī tithi in the month of Kārttika, one should worship Dāmodara; he assures Yudhiṣṭhira that the resulting merit is certain and great.