Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions
द्विपाचितं सूतिकान्नं मत्स्यं शय्यां रजस्वलाम् । द्विस्त्रिश्चान्नं स्त्रियः संगं वर्जयेत्कार्तिकव्रती
dvipācitaṃ sūtikānnaṃ matsyaṃ śayyāṃ rajasvalām | dvistriścānnaṃ striyaḥ saṃgaṃ varjayetkārtikavratī
من يلتزم بنذر كارتِيكا ينبغي أن يجتنب الطعام المطبوخ مرّتين، وطعام النفساء، والسمك، ومضاجعة الحائض، والطعام المطبوخ مرّتين أو ثلاثًا، ومجامعة النساء.
Not explicitly specified in the provided excerpt (contextually a Purāṇic injunction within the Kārtika-vrata discourse).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Sandhi Resolution Notes: द्विस्त्रिश्चान्नम् = द्विस्त्रिः + च + अन्नम् (विसर्ग/र्-सन्धि + स्वर-सन्धि). वर्जयेत्कार्तिकव्रती = वर्जयेत् + कार्तिकव्रती (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: त् + क् → त्क्).
It lists avoidances for the Kārtika observance: reheated/twice-cooked food, post-partum-associated food, fish, intimacy or sharing a bed with a menstruating woman, repeatedly cooked food, and sexual association.
In Purāṇic vrata literature, regulating diet is a core method of cultivating purity, restraint (saṁyama), and devotional focus; hence specific foods and forms of preparation are restricted.
No. In this vrata context, it functions as a temporary discipline of celibacy/restraint for the vow-observer, aimed at conserving attention and austerity during the sacred month.