Shloka 13
The Glory of Lamp-Donation
in Kārttika
मुहूर्तमपि यो दद्यात्कार्त्तिके प्रीतये हरेः । दीपं नभसि विप्रेन्द्र तस्मिंस्तुष्टः सदा हरिः
muhūrtamapi yo dadyātkārttike prītaye hareḥ | dīpaṃ nabhasi viprendra tasmiṃstuṣṭaḥ sadā hariḥ
O Bester der Brāhmaṇas: Wer im Monat Kārttika, auch nur für eine Muhūrta, in Nabhas eine Lampe zur Freude Haris darbringt—an dem hat Hari stets Wohlgefallen.
Unspecified narrator addressing a brāhmaṇa (viprendra) within the Brahma-khaṇḍa discourse
Primary Rasa: bhakti (shanta)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मुहूर्तमपि = मुहूर्तम् + अपि; दद्यात्कार्त्तिके = दद्यात् + कार्त्तिके; तस्मिंस्तुष्टः = तस्मिन् + तुष्टः (न् + त → न्त); (IAST) tasmiṃstuṣṭaḥ = tasmin + tuṣṭaḥ
FAQs
It recommends offering (donating) a lamp (dīpa-dāna) during the month of Kārttika for the pleasure of Hari (Viṣṇu).
It teaches that even a small devotional act—done sincerely for Hari’s pleasure—wins divine satisfaction, highlighting devotion over magnitude of ritual.
Consistent reverence and generosity, even in small measures and for short durations, are spiritually meaningful when motivated by devotion rather than display.