Shloka 29

Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions

Devanagari script

तत्पुनर्भूसुरे दत्वा व्रतांते तस्य भोजनम् । कार्तिकव्रतिनं विप्र यथोक्तकारिणं नरम्

Transliteration

tatpunarbhūsure datvā vratāṃte tasya bhojanam | kārtikavratinaṃ vipra yathoktakāriṇaṃ naram

Translation

তাৰ পাছত সেই বস্তু পুনৰ ব্ৰাহ্মণক দান কৰি, ব্ৰতান্তে—হে বিপ্ৰ—কাৰ্ত্তিক ব্ৰত পালন কৰা, বিধিমতে কৰ্ম কৰা সেই মানুহক ভোজন কৰাব লাগে।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object; with implied verb)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; अन्वय: 'that (food/act) again...'

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (Adverb)

• भूसुरे: to a brāhmaṇa
• भूसुरे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'भूमेः सुरः' = brāhmaṇa

• दत्वा: having given
• दत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्वा (क्त्वान्त/Absolutive)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): 'having given'

• व्रतान्ते: at the end of the vow
• व्रतान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'व्रतस्य अन्ते' (at the end of the vow)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• भोजनम्: meal/feeding
• भोजनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; what is given/arranged)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कार्तिकव्रतिनम्: a Kārtika-vow observer
• कार्तिकव्रतिनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to नरम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक + व्रतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'कार्तिके व्रतं यस्य/यः करोति' (observer of the Kārtika vow)

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• यथोक्तकारिणम्: one who acts as instructed
• यथोक्तकारिणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of नरम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'यथोक्तं करोति' (one who acts as prescribed)

• नरम्: man/person
• नरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; the person concerned)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (instructional narrative voice within the chapter; vocative ‘vipra’ indicates the addressee is a brāhmaṇa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्पुनः = तत् + पुनः; (भूसुरे is dative singular).

Characters & Entities

• Kārtika (month)
• Brāhmaṇa (bhūsura/vipra)

FAQs

What practice does this verse prescribe at the end of the Kārtika vow?

It prescribes dāna (a gift) to a Brāhmaṇa and bhojana (feeding/providing a meal) at the vow’s conclusion, as part of completing the Kārtika-vrata properly.

Who is a ‘bhūsura’ in this verse?

‘Bhūsura’ literally means “a god on earth” and is a traditional epithet for a Brāhmaṇa, emphasizing the religious merit associated with honoring and feeding them in vrata contexts.

What is the ethical lesson emphasized here?

The verse underscores disciplined adherence to prescribed religious duties (yathokta-kāriṇam) and the completion of vows through generosity and hospitality, not merely personal austerity.