Shloka 10
Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions
नमस्ते राधया सार्द्धं गृहाणार्घं प्रसीद मे । स्नानं कुर्य्यात्ततो विप्र तिलकं तु यथाविधि
namaste rādhayā sārddhaṃ gṛhāṇārghaṃ prasīda me | snānaṃ kuryyāttato vipra tilakaṃ tu yathāvidhi
Salutations to You, together with Rādhā. Please accept this arghya offering and be gracious to me. Then, O brāhmaṇa, one should bathe, and thereafter apply the tilaka in the prescribed manner.
Unspecified (instructional voice within the narrative; likely a senior authority addressing a brāhmaṇa/ritual agent).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: temple
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नमस्ते = नमः + ते (विसर्गसन्धि); गृहाणार्घम् = गृहाण + अर्घम् (स्वरसन्धि/संयोग); कुर्य्यात् = कुर्यात् (लिप्यन्तर-दीर्घत्व); यथाविधि = यथा + विधि (अव्ययीभाव).
FAQs
It outlines a devotional-ritual order: offer respectful arghya (here with reverence to the deity together with Rādhā), then perform snāna (ritual bath), and finally apply tilaka according to proper rules.
By placing salutations and a humble request for grace (“prasīda me”) at the center of the rite, it frames ritual actions as expressions of devotion rather than mere formalism, explicitly honoring Rādhā alongside the worshipped Lord.
Reverence, humility, and disciplined observance are presented as essential virtues: one approaches the sacred with respectful offering, personal purification, and rule-guided conduct.