Shloka 33
The Greatness of the Jayantī Vow
Fast, Vigil, and Worship of Hari/Kṛṣṇa
जयंती बुधवारे च रोहिण्या सहिता यदा । भवेच्च मुनिशार्दूल किं कृतैर्व्रतकोटिभिः
jayaṃtī budhavāre ca rohiṇyā sahitā yadā | bhavecca muniśārdūla kiṃ kṛtairvratakoṭibhiḥ
Hỡi bậc hổ giữa các hiền triết, khi Jayantī rơi vào ngày Thứ Tư lại cùng với sao Rohiṇī, thì còn cần gì đến việc thực hành vô số các giới nguyện khác?
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवेच्च = भवेत् + च; कृतैर्व्रतकोटिभिः = कृतैः + व्रत-कोटिभिः.
FAQs
It teaches that a rare calendrical conjunction—Jayantī occurring on a Wednesday together with Rohiṇī—is so spiritually potent that it can equal the merit of performing countless other vows.
“Muniśārdūla” means “tiger among sages,” an honorific addressed to an eminent rishi; the specific individual cannot be identified from the verse alone without surrounding context.
It reflects a common Purāṇic theme: certain sacred times (tithi–vāra–nakṣatra combinations) are considered exceptionally meritorious, sometimes surpassing the results of many separate austerities or vows.