Shloka 21
The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow
Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa
वाल्मीकिना कृता पूर्वं द्रौपदेयेन साधुना । ददाति वांछितान्कामान्भाद्रपस्य सिताष्टमी
vālmīkinā kṛtā pūrvaṃ draupadeyena sādhunā | dadāti vāṃchitānkāmānbhādrapasya sitāṣṭamī
قدیم زمانے میں یہ ورت والمیكی اور دروپدی کے نیک فرزند نے کیا تھا؛ بھاد्रپد کی شُکل اَشٹمی مطلوبہ مرادیں عطا کرتی ہے۔
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Concept: Sacred observance aligned with auspicious lunar timing becomes kāma-prada (wish-fulfilling) when performed with virtue and discipline.
Application: Choose one annual sacred day and observe it consistently—fasting, prayer, charity, and restraint—turning personal desires into offerings aligned with dharma.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["night insects","flowing water","soft temple bells","tanpura drone","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वाञ्छितान्कामान् = वाञ्छितान् + कामान् (न् + क → ङ्क). कामान्भाद्रपस्य = कामान् + भाद्रपस्य (न् + भ → न्भ). सिताष्टमी = सिता + अष्टमी (आ + अ → आ; written as संयुक्त).
FAQs
It is the bright-half eighth lunar day in the month of Bhādrapada, praised here as a tithi that grants desired wishes when properly observed.
They are cited as exemplary earlier observers/performers of the practice associated with this tithi, lending authority and devotional prestige to its observance.
The verse gives a phalaśruti: observing the Bhādrapada bright Aṣṭamī bestows the fulfillment of desired aims (vāñchita-kāma).